Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Myanmar 5.1 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 7.1 times as long as Myanmar’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 2,953 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 20% of Myanmar
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 5.3 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 4% more densely populated than Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 12.6 cm taller than in Myanmar
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 11.1 cm taller than in Myanmar
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 16 years older than in Myanmar
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.9 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Greece: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and Myanmar are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Myanmar’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 7.5 times as much per person as Myanmar
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Myanmar (Gini 2.7 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (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 0.6% in Greece
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Greece 3.0%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Myanmar’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 35 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 15 years longer than in Myanmar
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 8.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Myanmar is 5% higher than in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 30% in Greece
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.41 points higher than in Myanmar
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 573 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 304 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 5.2 years longer than in Myanmar
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 180 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 19 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (21 against 2)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Greece: 86% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 4.2 times as fast as in Myanmar
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Greece: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Greece: 79% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 37% of Greece
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 9.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 2 times as deadly as in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.8 times as much rain as Greece
Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Greece fits inside Myanmar 5.1 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 5.3 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Myanmar?
People in Greece live 15 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Greece or Myanmar?
Men in Greece are 12.6 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).