Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar fits inside China 14 times.
China: 9,562,910 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 7.5 times as long as Myanmar’s.
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 2,979 m above Myanmar’s.
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 26 times as many people as Myanmar.
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 78% more densely populated than Myanmar.
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 9.0 cm taller than in Myanmar.
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 8.8 cm taller than in Myanmar.
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 9.5 years older than in Myanmar.
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 1.1 more children on average than in China.
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.
China: 14.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, China 0.1.
China: 0.1 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
China and Myanmar are practically level.
China: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 239 times the size of Myanmar’s.
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 4.9 times as much per person as Myanmar.
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in China than in Myanmar (Gini 5.3 points higher).
China: 36 (2022) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.
China: 4.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%.
China: 1.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Myanmar’s.
China: 47% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 14 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.
China: $763 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 11 years longer than in Myanmar.
China: 78 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 8 times as likely to die before turning one as in China.
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 4.1 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is obesity?
9.1% of adults in China are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.
China: 9.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 23% in China.
China: 22.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 1.79 points higher than in Myanmar.
China: 6.07 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 95% more alcohol than in Myanmar.
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 718 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 131 more hours a year than in Myanmar.
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in China went to school 1.7 years longer than in Myanmar.
China: 8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).
China: 0.05 (2019) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.
China: 92% (2025) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in China have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.
China: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.
China: 66% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.
China: 132 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 6.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.
China: 0.44 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 24% of China.
China: 24% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China.
China: 37% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
China and Myanmar are nearly identical here.
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in China.
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 11% deadlier than in China.
China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 16.3 °C warmer than China.
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.7 times as much rain as China.
China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is China bigger than Myanmar?
China is larger. Myanmar fits inside China 14 times.
Which has more people, China or Myanmar?
China has 26 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Myanmar?
People in China live 11 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in China or Myanmar?
Men in China are 9.0 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
