How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 13 times as long as Myanmar’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,642 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 2 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 23 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 8.2 years older than in Myanmar.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.6 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Myanmar are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 22 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 12 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Myanmar (Gini 3.1 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× Myanmar’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 124 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 2.63 points higher than in Myanmar.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 5.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 5.6 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 753 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 586 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 6.5 years longer than in Myanmar.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 39 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 25 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 5.8 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 4.3 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 5 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)