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

78.74 million current united states dollars, with Laos ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

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.

Laos vs Myanmar: Direct disaster economic loss

Laos

287.21 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Myanmar

208.48 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Laos rank

36th

Myanmar rank

39th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Laos
Myanmar

How they compare

Laos currently reports 287.21 million current united states dollars against 208.48 million current united states dollars in Myanmar, a difference of 78.74 million current united states dollars.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 36th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 130 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.81 million current united states dollars	625.49 million current united states dollars	551.68 million current united states dollars	Myanmar
2010s	150.45 million current united states dollars	1.24 billion current united states dollars	1.09 billion current united states dollars	Myanmar
2020s	168.47 million current united states dollars	412.82 million current united states dollars	244.35 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, Laos or Myanmar?: Laos, at 287.21 million current united states dollars against 208.48 million current united states dollars in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Laos and Myanmar?: 78.74 million current united states dollars, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Laos ranks 36th 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).