What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Bhutan and Myanmar?

34.56 million current united states dollars, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Myanmar?

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Myanmar: Direct disaster economic loss

Bhutan

243.04 million current united states dollars

in 2018

Myanmar

208.48 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Bhutan rank

37th

Myanmar rank

39th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Bhutan
Myanmar

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 243.04 million current united states dollars against 208.48 million current united states dollars in Myanmar, a difference of 34.56 million current united states dollars.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Myanmar ahead.

Bhutan ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 130 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	481,658 current united states dollars	625.49 million current united states dollars	625.01 million current united states dollars	Myanmar
2010s	323.08 million current united states dollars	1.03 billion current united states dollars	704.73 million current united states dollars	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Bhutan or Myanmar?: Bhutan, at 243.04 million current united states dollars against 208.48 million current united states dollars in Myanmar as of 2018.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Bhutan and Myanmar?: 34.56 million current united states dollars, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Myanmar?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Myanmar rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Bhutan ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Direct disaster economic loss
Unit: current united states dollars
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).