Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar fits inside India 4.9 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 3.6 times as long as Myanmar’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 2,716 m above Myanmar’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 20% of Myanmar
India: 59.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 27 times as many people as Myanmar
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 5.9 times as densely populated as Myanmar
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Myanmar and India are practically level
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
India and Myanmar are practically level
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 1.5 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.1 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Myanmar and India are practically level
India: 7.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Myanmar 1
India: 3 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 48 times the size of Myanmar’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 2 times as much per person as Myanmar
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in India (Gini 7.7 points higher)
India: 23 (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 2.6% in India
India: 2.6% (2023) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
India: 4.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
India’s central government collects 6.9% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Myanmar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 51% more on health per person than Myanmar
India: $85 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 5.1 years longer than in Myanmar
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in India
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Myanmar has 5% more doctors per person than India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 49% more hospital beds per person than Myanmar
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 3.7 times that in Myanmar
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Myanmar and India are practically level
India: 8% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 23% in India
India: 22.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.25 points higher than in Myanmar
India: 4.54 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Myanmar has 2.6 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar has 141 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 186 more hours a year than in Myanmar
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 0.5 years longer than in Myanmar
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Myanmar welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 43 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (45 against 2)
India: 45 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
India: 70% (2025) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 2 times as fast as in Myanmar
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
India: 99.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
36% of people in India live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
India: 36% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 91% more passengers per resident than those from Myanmar
India: 0.12 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 42% more fine dust than in Myanmar
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9% more likely to be murdered in India than in Myanmar
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 16% deadlier than in Myanmar
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Myanmar
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 76% more rain than India
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Myanmar?
India is larger. Myanmar fits inside India 4.9 times.
Which has more people, India or Myanmar?
India has 27 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Myanmar?
People in India live 5.1 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in India or Myanmar?
Myanmar and India are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
