Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Myanmar 22 times
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Belgium, versus 20% of Myanmar
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 12.4 cm taller than in Myanmar
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 8.7 cm taller than in Myanmar
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Myanmar 1
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Belgium
Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (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 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 2.0%
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Myanmar’s
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Belgium live 15 years longer than in Myanmar
Belgium: 82.3 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Belgium has 5.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belgium is 3.7 times that in Myanmar
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Belgium has 14 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (16 against 2)
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 5.7 times as fast as in Myanmar
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 22% of Belgium
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 3.2 times as deadly as in Belgium
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Belgium fits inside Myanmar 22 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 4.6 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Myanmar?
People in Belgium live 15 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Belgium or Myanmar?
Men in Belgium are 12.4 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).