Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 48% bigger than Myanmar
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
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)
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)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2.2 times as many people as Myanmar
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 41% more densely populated than Myanmar
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
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)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Myanmar are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 7 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Egypt has 5 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (7 against 2)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Egypt is 81% faster than in Myanmar
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Myanmar: no data
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
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)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).