Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Myanmar 2 times
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar’s coastline is 54% longer than Finland’s
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 4,542 m above Finland’s
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Myanmar, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 9.7 times as many people as Finland
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 4.5 times as densely populated as Finland
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 13.9 cm taller than in Myanmar
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 11.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 13 years older than in Myanmar
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.8 more children on average than in Finland
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1
Finland: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Myanmar’s
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 11 times as much per person as Myanmar
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Finland (Gini 3.3 points higher)
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · 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 0.2% in Finland
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.6%
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Myanmar’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 98 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 15 years longer than in Myanmar
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 3.2 times that in Myanmar
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 21% in Finland
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.48 points higher than in Myanmar
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 537 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 700 more hours a year than in Finland
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 6.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 54 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland has 6 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (8 against 2)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Finland: 94% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 5.5 times as fast as in Myanmar
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Finland: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Finland: 75% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Finland: 126 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 42% of Myanmar
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 9.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 5.8 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Finland
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 4.1 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 20.5 °C warmer than Finland
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.9 times as much rain as Finland
Finland: 758 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 Finland bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Finland fits inside Myanmar 2 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 9.7 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Myanmar?
People in Finland live 15 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Finland or Myanmar?
Men in Finland are 13.9 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).