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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Denmark fits inside Myanmar 16 times

Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 20% of Myanmar

Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 79% more densely populated than Myanmar

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Denmark and Myanmar are practically level

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

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)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

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)

Tax revenue (central government)

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)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 162 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Denmark has 11 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (13 against 2)

Denmark: 13 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 45% in Myanmar

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Fixed broadband download speed

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)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Myanmar: no data

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 16% of Denmark

Denmark: 16% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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