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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Bangladesh fits inside Myanmar 4.6 times.

Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Myanmar’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 4,810 m above Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Bangladesh has 3.2 times as many people as Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Bangladesh is 16 times as densely populated as Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Myanmar are 1.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Myanmar are 2.3 cm taller than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Myanmar is 4.2 years older than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Bangladesh have 0.0 more children on average than in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.5% of people in Myanmar are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.

Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Bangladesh and Myanmar are practically level.

Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Bangladesh’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Bangladesh produces 69% more per person than Myanmar.

Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Myanmar (Gini 0.2 points higher).

Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.

Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Bangladesh’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Myanmar’s.

Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Myanmar spends 5% more on health per person than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Bangladesh live 7.8 years longer than in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Myanmar has 5% more doctors per person than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

8.3% of adults in Myanmar are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 32% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.03 points higher than in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Myanmar drink 651 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Myanmar has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Myanmar has 221 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Bangladesh put in 186 more hours a year than in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Bangladesh went to school 0.41 years longer than in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Myanmar welcomed 7.6 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).

Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

33% of people in Bangladesh live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.

Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Myanmar fly 71% more passengers per resident than those from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 14% of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Bangladesh emits 8% more CO₂ than someone in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bangladesh carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 10% more likely to be murdered in Myanmar than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 4% deadlier than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Bangladesh is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Myanmar.

Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 7% more rain than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Bangladesh bigger than Myanmar?

Myanmar is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Myanmar 4.6 times.

Which has more people, Bangladesh or Myanmar?

Bangladesh has 3.2 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Myanmar?

People in Bangladesh live 7.8 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 67.1 in Myanmar.

Are people taller in Bangladesh or Myanmar?

Men in Myanmar are 1.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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