Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar fits inside Indonesia 2.8 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 20% of Myanmar
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
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?
Indonesia and Myanmar are practically level
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 refugees does it host?
Indonesia: 0.026 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, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.7% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 10.3% (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 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia has 28% more hospital beds per person than Myanmar
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Myanmar is 86% higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 8 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (10 against 2)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Indonesia is 83% faster than in Myanmar
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
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 51% of Indonesia, but only 42% of Myanmar
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
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 26% deadlier than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
