Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar fits inside Indonesia 2.8 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 28 times as long as Myanmar’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 986 m above Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 5.2 times as many people as Myanmar.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 80% more densely populated than Myanmar.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Myanmar and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Myanmar and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 0.3 years older than in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.0 more children on average than in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Indonesia and Myanmar are practically level.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Myanmar are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 18 times the size of Myanmar’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 2.9 times as much per person as Myanmar.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Myanmar (Gini 3.7 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Indonesia and Myanmar are practically level.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Myanmar’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 4.2 years longer than in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Myanmar has 44% more doctors per person than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 31% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Myanmar drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Myanmar has 5% more meat per person than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 91 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 239 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 2.3 years longer than in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 42% of Myanmar.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 69% more fine dust than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.5 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 71% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Myanmar.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 54% more rain than Myanmar.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Myanmar?
Indonesia is larger. Myanmar fits inside Indonesia 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Myanmar?
Indonesia has 5.2 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Myanmar?
People in Indonesia live 4.2 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Myanmar?
Myanmar and Indonesia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
