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Country description

Myanmar is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 1.15 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.61 (2022)

Index description

Gender parity has a fundamental bearing on whether or not economies and societies thrive. Developing and deploying one-half of the world’s available talent has a huge bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide.

Learn more about the Global Gender Gap Index

Results for Myanmar

	2019	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	114	109	106	123
Score	0.66Value: 0.665	0.68Value: 0.6811	0.68Value: 0.677	0.65Value: 0.65	Value: 0.65

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Income Group

Region

Economic Participation and Opportunity Rank 113 / Score 0.6
KPI	2023 - Myanmar
	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value			Current Value
				Female	Male	Ratio	Female	Male	Ratio
Labor force participation rate	Initial Value: 0.199281784064834	83.59	13.81	Worst: Jordan 13.81 Best: Madagascar 83.59 45.6%	Worst: Niger 39.56 Best: Qatar 95.41 67.93%	58.877	45.63Value: 45.63	77.5Value: 77.5	58.877
Wage equality for similar work	Initial Value: 0.309624858875936			Worst: Best:	Worst: Best:	0	..Value: ..	..Value: ..	0
Estimated earned income	Initial Value: 0.220965098843174	94.95	0.51	Worst: Afghanistan 0.51 Best: Luxembourg 94.95 2.45%	Worst: Burundi 0.75 Best: Luxembourg 136.14 3.33%	53.612	2.82Value: 2.82	5.26Value: 5.26	53.612
Legislators, senior officials and managers	Initial Value: 0.148772005541588	70.11	4.89	Worst: Afghanistan 4.89 Best: Togo 70.11 35.14%	Worst: Togo 29.89 Best: Afghanistan 95.11 64.86%	38.523	27.81Value: 27.81	72.19Value: 72.19	38.523
Professional and technical workers	Initial Value: 0.121356252674468	70.15	12.05	Worst: Afghanistan 12.05 Best: Belarus 70.15 82.62%	Worst: Belarus 29.85 Best: Afghanistan 87.95 17.38%	150.313	60.05Value: 60.05	39.95Value: 39.95	150.313
Educational Attainment Rank 103 / Score 0.98
Literacy rate	Initial Value: 0.189679567402898	100.00	18.23	Worst: Chad 18.23 Best: Ukraine 100.00 83.21%	Worst: Chad 35.42 Best: Ukraine 100 88.22%	93.376	86.27Value: 86.2686	92.39Value: 92.3929	93.376
Enrollment in primary education	Initial Value: 0.460761231474186	99.97	55.04	Worst: Niger 55.04 Best: France 99.97	Worst: Niger 60.36 Best: Norway 99.95	0	..Value: ..	..Value: ..	0
Enrollment in secondary education	Initial Value: 0.228924210450672	161.11	0.46	Worst: China 0.46 Best: Belgium 161.11 44.1%	Worst: Honduras 0.46 Best: Belgium 142.54 45.85%	108.689	71.3Value: 71.30	65.6Value: 65.60	108.689
Enrollment in tertiary education	Initial Value: 0.120634990672243	152.40	1.46	Worst: Chad 1.46 Best: Greece 152.40 13.59%	Worst: Paraguay 0.99 Best: Greece 149.41 9.86%	140.627	21.98Value: 21.98	15.63Value: 15.63	140.627
Health and Survival Rank 47 / Score 0.98
Sex ratio at birth	Initial Value: 0.693465539206749			Worst: Best:	Worst: Best:	93.8	..Value: ..	..Value: ..	93.8
Healthy life expectancy	Initial Value: 0.306534460793251	75.40	44.84	Worst: Lesotho 44.84 Best: Japan 75.40 57.23%	Worst: Lesotho 42.3 Best: Japan 72.6 54.46%	106.003	62.33Value: 62.328	58.8Value: 58.8	106.003
Political Empowerment Rank 141 / Score 0.05
Women in parliament	Initial Value: 0.309721886250021	61.30	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Rwanda 61.30 0%	Worst: Rwanda 38.7 Best: Afghanistan 100 100%	0	0Value: 0	100Value: 100	0
Women in ministerial positions	Initial Value: 0.247212571855779	66.67	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Albania 66.67 0%	Worst: Albania 33.33 Best: Afghanistan 100 100%	0	0Value: 0	100Value: 100	0
Years with female/male head of state (last 50)	Initial Value: 0.443065541894201	29.31	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Bangladesh 29.31 16.44%	Worst: Bangladesh 20.69 Best: Afghanistan 50 83.52%	10.671	4.82Value: 4.82	45.17Value: 45.17	10.671

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		0.71 Value: 0.711965753424657
Developed Economies Average		0.76 0.763916666666666
Developing Economies Average		0.7 0.695666666666667
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Iceland
	Score	0.91 0.912
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	0.4 0.405
	Global Rank	146
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Iceland
	Score	0.91 0.912
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Japan
	Score	0.65 0.647
	Global Rank	125
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Nicaragua
	Score	0.81 0.811
	Global Rank	7
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Algeria
	Score	0.57 0.573
	Global Rank	144

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		0.64 0.639
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		0.63 0.633333333333333
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		0.66 0.664
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	0.71 0.712
	Global Rank	71
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Algeria
	Score	0.57 0.573
	Global Rank	144
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	0.65 0.646
	Global Rank	126
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Egypt
	Score	0.63 0.626
	Global Rank	134
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Comoros
	Score	0.66 0.664
	Global Rank	114
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Comoros
	Score	0.66 0.664
	Global Rank	114

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			0.74 0.744183673469388
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			0.72 0.716222222222222
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			0.69 0.69
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			0.67 0.669368421052632

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		0.71 0.714166666666667
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		0.71 0.710673913043478
Oil Exporting Best	Country	Norway
	Score	0.88 0.879
	Global Rank	2
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Chad
	Score	0.57 0.57
	Global Rank	145
Oil Importing Best	Country	Iceland
	Score	0.91 0.912
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	0.4 0.405
	Global Rank	146

OECD
OECD Average		0.76 0.764324324324324
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		0.77 0.770727272727273
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		0.72 0.7222
OECD Best	Country	Iceland
	Score	0.91 0.912
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Turkey
	Score	0.64 0.638
	Global Rank	129
OECD Developed Best	Country	Iceland
	Score	0.91 0.912
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Japan
	Score	0.65 0.647
	Global Rank	125
OECD Developing Best	Country	Chile
	Score	0.78 0.777
	Global Rank	27
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Turkey
	Score	0.64 0.638
	Global Rank	129

Arab region
Simple Average		0.64
Weighted Average by population		0.57
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	0.71
	Rank	71
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Algeria
	Score	0.57
	Rank	144

AMU
Simple Average		0.61
Weighted Average by population		0.59
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Tunisia
	Score	0.64
	Rank	128
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Algeria
	Score	0.57
	Rank	144

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		0.71
Weighted Average by population		0.69
Highest Ranked Country	Country	New Zealand
	Score	0.86
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Japan
	Score	0.65
	Rank	125

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		0.75
Weighted Average by population		0.74
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Iceland
	Score	0.91
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Turkey
	Score	0.64
	Rank	129

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		0.74
Weighted Average by population		0.73
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Nicaragua
	Score	0.81
	Rank	7
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Guatemala
	Score	0.66
	Rank	117

North America
Simple Average		0.76
Weighted Average by population		0.77
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	0.77
	Rank	30
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	0.75
	Rank	43

South Asia
Simple Average		0.62
Weighted Average by population		0.65
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Bangladesh
	Score	0.72
	Rank	59
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	0.4
	Rank	146

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		0.7
Weighted Average by population		0.68
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Namibia
	Score	0.8
	Rank	8
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	0.57
	Rank	145

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		0.65
Weighted Average by population		0.63
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Albania
	Score	0.79
	Rank	17
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	0.4
	Rank	146

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