Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar is 12% bigger than France
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Myanmar’s
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 1,060 m above France’s
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 20% of Myanmar
France: 52.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 25% more people than Myanmar
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 52% more densely populated than Myanmar
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 11.9 cm taller than in Myanmar
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 9.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 12 years older than in Myanmar
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.5 more children on average than in France
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
France: 22.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
France: 9.5 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
France and Myanmar are practically level
France: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 41 times the size of Myanmar’s
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 11 times as much per person as Myanmar
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in France than in Myanmar (Gini 1.1 points higher)
France: 31.8 (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 0.1% in France
France: 0.1% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
France: 7.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, France 2.0%
France: 2% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
France: 22.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Myanmar’s
France: 77% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 95 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
France: $5,327 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 16 years longer than in Myanmar
France: 83 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 9.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in France
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 4.3 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
France has 5.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 3.4 times that in Myanmar
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in France are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
France: 12.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 34% in France
France: 33.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 2.30 points higher than in Myanmar
France: 6.59 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 5.9 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 681 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 710 more hours a year than in France
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 5.4 years longer than in Myanmar
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 91 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
France: 1.35 (2019) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
France has 54 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (56 against 2)
France: 56 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
France: 89% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 10 times as fast as in Myanmar
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in France have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
France: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
France: 79% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
France: 117 (2023) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
France: 0.94 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 33% of France
France: 32.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 6.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
France: 4 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France
France: 26.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in France
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 91% more likely to be murdered in Myanmar than in France
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 2.9 times as deadly as in France
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 9.9 °C warmer than France
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 93% more rain than France
France: 1,158 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 France bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Myanmar is 12% bigger than France.
Which has more people, France or Myanmar?
France has 25% more people than Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Myanmar?
People in France live 16 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in France or Myanmar?
Men in France are 11.9 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).