Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar is 89% bigger than Germany
Germany: 357,680 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 24% longer than Myanmar’s
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 2,907 m above Germany’s
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Germany, versus 20% of Myanmar
Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 52% more people than Myanmar
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 2.8 times as densely populated as Myanmar
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 13.6 cm taller than in Myanmar
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 11.5 cm taller than in Myanmar
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 16 years older than in Myanmar
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.7 more children on average than in Germany
Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Germany and Myanmar are practically level
Germany: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 62 times the size of Myanmar’s
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 13 times as much per person as Myanmar
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Myanmar (Gini 3 points higher)
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · 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 0.7% in Germany
Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Germany 2.3%
Germany: 2.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Germany’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Myanmar’s
Germany: 80% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 122 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 14 years longer than in Myanmar
Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 6 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Germany has 7.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Germany is 2.4 times that in Myanmar
Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 22% in Germany
Germany: 22% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 2.59 points higher than in Myanmar
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 5.8 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 726 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 862 more hours a year than in Germany
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 7.9 years longer than in Myanmar
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 30 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Germany has 53 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (55 against 2)
Germany: 55 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Germany: 94% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Germany is 4.2 times as fast as in Myanmar
Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Germany: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Germany: 82% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Germany: 129 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Germany: 0.96 (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 Germany
Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Germany
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Germany
Germany: 0.9 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 Germany
Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 13.8 °C warmer than Germany
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.6 times as much rain as Germany
Germany: 871 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 Germany bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Myanmar is 89% bigger than Germany.
Which has more people, Germany or Myanmar?
Germany has 52% more people than Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Myanmar?
People in Germany live 14 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Germany or Myanmar?
Men in Germany are 13.6 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).