Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar fits inside Canada 23 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 105 times as long as Myanmar’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 89 m above Myanmar’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Myanmar, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 32% more people than Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 18 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 12.1 cm taller than in Myanmar
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 10.0 cm taller than in Myanmar
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 11 years older than in Myanmar
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.8 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 28 times the size of Myanmar’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 11 times as much per person as Myanmar
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Myanmar (Gini 0.8 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · 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 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Myanmar’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 114 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 15 years longer than in Myanmar
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 3.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 2 times that in Myanmar
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.45 points higher than in Myanmar
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 781 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 466 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 7.5 years longer than in Myanmar
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 20 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (22 against 2)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Canada: 94% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 8 times as fast as in Myanmar
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Canada: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Canada: 83% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 33 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Canada and Myanmar are practically level
Canada: 42% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 23 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 4.5 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 30% more likely to be murdered in Myanmar than in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 2.9 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 27.0 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 3.3 times as much rain as Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Myanmar?
Canada is larger. Myanmar fits inside Canada 23 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 32% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Myanmar?
People in Canada live 15 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Canada or Myanmar?
Men in Canada are 12.1 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
