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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Egypt and Myanmar are practically level.

Egypt: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

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 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 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.

Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

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

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

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

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

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Egypt: 0% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

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)

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 2.1 times as deadly as in Egypt.

Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

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)