Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 69% bigger than Myanmar
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of Colombia, versus 20% of Myanmar
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 5.2 cm taller than in Myanmar
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 3.3 cm taller than in Myanmar
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Myanmar are practically level
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 8.5% in Colombia
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 10.3% (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 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.2%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Myanmar’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Colombia live 11 years longer than in Myanmar
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Colombia has 59% more hospital beds per person than Myanmar
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Colombia is 66% higher than in Myanmar
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 7 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (9 against 2)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 5.5 times as fast as in Myanmar
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 42% of Myanmar
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 Colombia are 22% deadlier than in Myanmar
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Myanmar?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 69% bigger than Myanmar.
Which has more people, Colombia or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 3% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Myanmar?
People in Colombia live 11 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Colombia or Myanmar?
Men in Colombia are 5.2 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).