The Research Agency

COMPASS RESEARCH is an independently owned and operated, full-service research agency based in Myanmar.

We have conducted more than 120,000 survey interviews and 500 Focus Group Discussions and approximately 400 In-Depth interviews with wide variety of Myanmar respondents in 127 townships across Myanmar since starting operations in Myanmar in 1997.

Founded by three Australians, we combine international research standards with local insights through our team of 20 full-time Myanmar researchers and 140 experienced field staff.

Our clients are international & local organizations and businesses with marketing, communications, health, social marketing, manufacturing and distribution programs in Myanmar.

Our core business is research and our goal is to be the best locally-operated, independent research organization in Myanmar. To do this we know we need to be providers of reliable, relevant and actionable data that informs and adds value to client activities.

Our networks extend to major centres across the country and our work is centrally coordinated from Yangon head office where our field, data processing, quality control and analysis teams are located. Central coordination of training, project briefings, data and analysis is one of our quality assurance measures. In Yangon, we have a custom-built qualitative research facility with a one-way mirror enabling research and training activities to be observed first-hand with audio recording and headsets for Myanmar speakers and simultaneous translation for non-Myanmar speakers.