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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Egypt is 48% bigger than Myanmar

Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Egypt’s coastline is 27% longer than Myanmar’s

Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,241 m above Egypt’s

Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 20% of Myanmar, versus 4.2% of Egypt

Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Egypt has 2.2 times as many people as Myanmar

Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Egypt is 41% more densely populated than Myanmar

Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Egypt are 7.9 cm taller than in Myanmar

Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Egypt are 6.2 cm taller than in Myanmar

Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Myanmar is 5.5 years older than in Egypt

Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Egypt have 0.6 more children on average than in Myanmar

Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

7.5% of people in Myanmar are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt

Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2

Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Egypt and Myanmar are practically level

Egypt: 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?

Egypt’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Myanmar’s

Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 3.4 times as much per person as Myanmar

Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Egypt (Gini 2.2 points higher)

Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · 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 1.4% in Egypt

Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.0% in Myanmar

Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%

Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Egypt’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%

Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Myanmar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Egypt’s

Egypt: 15% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Egypt spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Myanmar

Egypt: $141 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Egypt live 4.7 years longer than in Myanmar

Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 58% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt

Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Myanmar has 13% more doctors per person than Egypt

Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Myanmar and Egypt are nearly identical here

Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Myanmar is 5.1 times that in Egypt

Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar

Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 25% in Egypt

Egypt: 25% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Myanmar rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Egypt

Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Myanmar drink 18 times as much alcohol as in Egypt

Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Egypt has 32% more meat per person than Myanmar

Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Egypt has 285 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar

Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Egypt put in 172 more hours a year than in Myanmar

Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Egypt went to school 3.8 years longer than in Myanmar

Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Egypt welcomed 7 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)

Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Egypt has 5 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (7 against 2)

Egypt: 7 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Myanmar none

Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 45% in Myanmar

Egypt: 75% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Egypt is 81% faster than in Myanmar

Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar

Egypt: 43% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97

Egypt: 97 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Myanmar: no data

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Egypt fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar

Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · 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 0.0% of Egypt

Egypt: 0% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Egypt emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar

Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt

Egypt: 13% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 32% more fine dust than in Myanmar

Egypt: 41.3 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 2 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Egypt

Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 77% deadlier than in Egypt

Egypt: 12.4 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 0.5 °C warmer than Egypt

Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 183 times as much rain as Egypt

Egypt: 12 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 Egypt bigger than Myanmar?

Egypt is larger. Egypt is 48% bigger than Myanmar.

Which has more people, Egypt or Myanmar?

Egypt has 2.2 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Egypt or Myanmar?

People in Egypt live 4.7 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 67.1 in Myanmar.

Are people taller in Egypt or Myanmar?

Men in Egypt are 7.9 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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