How much coast is there?

Myanmar’s coastline is 29 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 5,176 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 4.6 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 4.7 times as densely populated as Myanmar.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 12 years older than in Myanmar.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.7 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Myanmar 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 8.9 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 12 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Belgium (Gini 3.9 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Myanmar’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 106 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Belgium: $5,931 (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 Belgium.

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

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 24% in Belgium.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 2.64 points higher than in Myanmar.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,112 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 604 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 6.3 years longer than in Myanmar.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 55 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 23% of Belgium.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 4.2 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 13.0 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 2.4 times as much rain as Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)