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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Finland fits inside Myanmar 2 times.

Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1.

Finland: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

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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 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 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

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 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)

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)

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: 73.7% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 4.6 times as deadly as in Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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