Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia is 68% bigger than Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 1,320 m above Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 2.5 times as many people as Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 43% more densely populated than Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ethiopia are 2.1 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ethiopia are 2.4 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 11 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 1.8 more children on average than in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and Myanmar are practically level.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ethiopia’s economy is 55% larger than Myanmar’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Myanmar produces 66% more per person than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Myanmar (Gini 0.4 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Ethiopia and Myanmar are practically level.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ethiopia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Myanmar’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Myanmar spends 61% more on health per person than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ethiopia live 0.51 years longer than in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Myanmar has 5.3 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is obesity?
8.3% of adults in Myanmar are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Myanmar rate their lives 0.30 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ethiopia drink 20% more alcohol than in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Myanmar has 3 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar has 251 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 598 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Myanmar went to school 4 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Myanmar welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
45% of people in Myanmar are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
Who has electricity at home?
80% of people in Myanmar have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
31% of people in Myanmar live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ethiopia fly 75% more passengers per resident than those from Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Myanmar emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 54% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 9% deadlier than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.3 times as much rain as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Myanmar?
Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 68% bigger than Myanmar.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
Ethiopia has 2.5 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
People in Ethiopia live 0.51 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Myanmar?
Men in Ethiopia are 2.1 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
