Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Myanmar 16 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Myanmar’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 5,699 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 20% of Myanmar
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 9.1 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 79% more densely populated than Myanmar
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 15.2 cm taller than in Myanmar
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 14.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 12 years older than in Myanmar
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.6 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Denmark and Myanmar are practically level
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Myanmar’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 14 times as much per person as Myanmar
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Denmark (Gini 0.8 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (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 0.4% in Denmark
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 3.3%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× Myanmar’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 120 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 15 years longer than in Myanmar
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 9.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 2.1 times that in Myanmar
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 16% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 3.25 points higher than in Myanmar
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 925 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 817 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 6.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 162 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 11 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (13 against 2)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 7 times as fast as in Myanmar
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 16% of Denmark
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 8.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 5.2 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 14.5 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.6 times as much rain as Denmark
Denmark: 845 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 Denmark bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Denmark fits inside Myanmar 16 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 9.1 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Myanmar?
People in Denmark live 15 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Denmark or Myanmar?
Men in Denmark are 15.2 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).