Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Myanmar 8.6 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 4,268 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 20% of Myanmar
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 5 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 68% more densely populated than Myanmar
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 14.5 cm taller than in Myanmar
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 13.3 cm taller than in Myanmar
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 13 years older than in Myanmar
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.7 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 4.8 times the size of Myanmar’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 10 times as much per person as Myanmar
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Czechia (Gini 5 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (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% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Myanmar and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Myanmar’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 48 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 13 years longer than in Myanmar
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 6.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 3 times that in Myanmar
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 28% in Czechia
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 2.53 points higher than in Myanmar
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 7.1 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 575 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 423 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 6.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 93 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 15 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (17 against 2)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 4.2 times as fast as in Myanmar
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 38% of Czechia
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 3.1 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 14.6 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.8 times as much rain as Czechia
Czechia: 805 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 Czechia bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Czechia fits inside Myanmar 8.6 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 5 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Myanmar?
People in Czechia live 13 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Czechia or Myanmar?
Men in Czechia are 14.5 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).