How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 66% longer than Myanmar’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 140 m above Colombia’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 3% more people than Colombia.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 75% more densely populated than Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 2.1 years older than in Myanmar.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.5 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Colombia and Myanmar are practically level.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

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

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 3.8 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Myanmar (Gini 23.7 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.4%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Myanmar’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 11 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 1.75 points higher than in Myanmar.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 3 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 317 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 274 more hours a year than in Myanmar.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 2.7 years longer than in Myanmar.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia welcomed 5.9 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 42% of Myanmar.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Colombia emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

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

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 9.7 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Myanmar.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 19% deadlier than in Colombia.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Myanmar.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 41% more rain than Myanmar.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)