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Hong Kong vs Myanmar
Side-by-side comparison of Hong Kong and Myanmar from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Myanmar
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 1,177 years
In short
Hong Kong scores 84.3 in the NationsTree Index (2nd in the world) and Myanmar scores 26.7 (169th), a gap of 57.5 points. Their trees are 17 m and 9.5 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Myanmar has 7.3 times the population of Hong Kong. Myanmar is 610 times larger than Hong Kong by land area. The economy of Hong Kong is 83% larger than that of Myanmar (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Hong Kong 7.5 million and Myanmar 54.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $80,423 in Hong Kong and $6,012 in Myanmar (2025, international dollars). People in Hong Kong live on average 18.3 years longer (85.4 vs 67.1 years).
Of 25 indicators reported by both countries, Hong Kong ranks higher in the world on 23 and Myanmar on 2. Hong Kong is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, society & health and science & innovation. Myanmar is clearly stronger in main industries, natural resources and environment & energy.
As a nation, Myanmar is the older of the two (statehood since 849, 1,177 years), compared with Hong Kong (since 1997). Over the last five years Hong Kong improved faster (direction score 95 vs 1 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Hong Kong and Myanmar.
Hong Kongbetter
83.3
9th of 205
Myanmar
30.4
192nd of 205
Government effectivenessInstitutions & safety
Hong Kongbetter
83.8
18th of 205
Myanmar
19.2
198th of 205
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Hong Kongbetter
4.00
14th of 164
Myanmar
1.99
151st of 164
Life expectancySociety & health
Hong Kongbetter
85.4
3rd of 217
Myanmar
67.1
177th of 217
GNI per person (Atlas)Economy
Hong Kongbetter
$62,500
18th of 201
Myanmar
$1,320
177th of 201
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Hong Kong has been ahead of Myanmar in the NationsTree Index in every year since 2000.
Hong Kong has been ahead of Myanmar in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Myanmar has been ahead of Hong Kong in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
Hong KongMyanmar All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Hong Kong | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 1,110177th/216 · 2024 | 676,57839th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 1,050176th/216 · 2024 | 652,67039th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 7.5 m104th/217 · 2025 | 54.9 m27th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.34%192nd/217 · 2025 | 0.64%128th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 7,165.84th/216 · 2024 | 83.5119th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 100.0%1st/217 · 2025 | 30.6%196th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 10.3%216th/217 · 2025 | 24.1%103rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 23.7%9th/217 · 2025 | 7.5%120th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $427.31 bn39th/210 · 2025 | $81.67 bn85th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $603.08 bn49th/199 · 2025 | $329.74 bn64th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $515.36 bn49th/199 · 2025 | $281.77 bn64th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $56,98328th/210 · 2025 | $1,489183rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $80,42317th/199 · 2025 | $6,012160th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $62,50018th/201 · 2025 | $1,320177th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.5%98th/210 · 2025 | -2.0%203rd/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 1.4%46th/180 · 2025 | 8.8%2019 |
| Unemployment % | 2.8%32nd/187 · 2025 | 3.0%43rd/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 12.1%10th/189 · 2025 | 51.9%88th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.5%141st/192 · 2025 | -4.9%147th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 0.0%195th/197 · 2024 | 25.3%20th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 6.2%194th/200 · 2024 | 36.2%25th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 0.9%184th/192 · 2024 | 25.1%8th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 91.5%3rd/200 · 2024 | 38.5%188th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $853.59 bn12th/182 · 2025 | — |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $841.32 bn10th/182 · 2025 | — |
| Exports % of GDP | 199.8%1st/183 · 2025 | — |
| Imports % of GDP | 196.9%1st/183 · 2025 | — |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 396.6%1st/183 · 2025 | — |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%136th/170 · 2025 | 21.5%36th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 85.7%11th/171 · 2025 | 40.0%75th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 1.3%159th/171 · 2025 | 28.6%52nd/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 2.0%105th/171 · 2025 | 6.0%55th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 75.6%3rd/168 · 2024 | 5.2%99th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 12.3%17th/191 · 2025 | 1.8%58th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 28.3%5th/196 · 2025 | 1.3%129th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%183rd/209 · 2021 | 8.7%51st/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%116th/197 · 2021 | 0.06%82nd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 4.40%16th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.05%36th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 2.00%37th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%174th/209 · 2021 | 2.17%34th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 1.9%171st/206 · 2024 | 16.9%64th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | — | 18,65434th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 3.6 m49th/194 · 2020 | 903,000101st/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $32.70 bn4th/175 · 2019 | $2.50 bn46th/175 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 5.1%86th/168 · 2019 | 14.3%44th/168 · 2019 |
| Outbound trips departures | 8.3 m23rd/107 · 2020 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 85.43rd/217 · 2024 | 67.1177th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | — | 36.9148th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.321995 | 0.76110th/174 · 2019 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | — | 1.1113th/145 · 2020 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 71%166th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 80.6%70th/153 · 2022 | 42.6%2019 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 107.2%34th/173 · 2024 | 77.0%2018 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | — | 14.0%2017 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 35.8%14th/217 · 2025 | 11.0%122nd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 4.5%141st/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 93.5%45th/98 · 2020 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 120.1%4th/150 · 2024 | 20.4%2018 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.9558th/193 · 2023 | 0.609150th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 30.72017 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 10.3%2017 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 80.4%170th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 100.0%1st/150 · 2024 | 59.7%102nd/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 94.8%26th/144 · 2024 | 60.5%74th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 95.8%23rd/186 · 2024 | 45.4%2020 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 3652nd/210 · 2024 | 114108th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 40.326th/208 · 2024 | 2.9152nd/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 4.0014th/164 · 2022 | 1.99151st/164 · 2018 |
| Rail lines route-km | 23082nd/82 · 2021 | 4,7461999 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 25.7 m31st/161 · 2023 | 3.5 m70th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.60146th/203 · 2024 | 0.5847th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 0.4%200th/212 · 2021 | 62.9%33rd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | — | 35.1167th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | — | 42.0%75th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,44378th/149 · 2024 | 417128th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 83.818th/205 · 2025 | 19.2198th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 81.115th/207 · 2025 | 21.7187th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 74.140th/207 · 2025 | 29.5199th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 79.261st/207 · 2025 | 28.5202nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 83.39th/205 · 2025 | 30.4192nd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 48.1130th/205 · 2025 | 19.4202nd/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.49th/145 · 2023 | 2.680th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | — | $5.01 bn48th/156 · 2024 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | — | 6.6%5th/156 · 2024 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | — | 32.0%2nd/154 · 2024 |
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 463,00014th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 1.94%30th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 70.0 m56th/163 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 1.13%37th/110 · 2024 | 0.02%109th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 49544th/137 · 2024 | — |
| Scientific articles articles | — | 234123rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Hong Kong or Myanmar?
Myanmar has the larger population: 54.9 m (2025) compared with 7.5 m for Hong Kong (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Hong Kong or Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger: 676,578 km² (2024) compared with 1,110 km² for Hong Kong (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Hong Kong or Myanmar?
Hong Kong has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $603.08 bn intl. (2025) compared with $329.74 bn intl. for Myanmar (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Hong Kong or Myanmar?
Hong Kong has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $80,423 intl. (2025) compared with $6,012 intl. for Myanmar (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Hong Kong or Myanmar?
Hong Kong has the higher life expectancy at birth: 85.4 years (2024) compared with 67.1 years for Myanmar (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Hong Kong or Myanmar?
Hong Kong: 84.3 points (2nd in the world); Myanmar: 26.7 points (169th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Hong Kong vs Myanmar — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/hong-kong-vs-myanmar. Data as of 26 October 2026.