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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Myanmar is 12% bigger than France.

France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

France: 9.3 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

France and Myanmar are practically level.

France: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 6.8% of its GDP on the military, France 2.1%.

France: 2.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

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 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)

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)

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 32% of France.

France: 32.5% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 4.1 times as deadly as in France.

France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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