How much coast is there?

Myanmar’s coastline is 33% longer than Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 4,829 m above Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 10 times as many people as Ireland.

Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 6% more densely populated than Ireland.

Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 8.9 years older than in Myanmar.

Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.6 more children on average than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1.

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 8.8 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland produces 26 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Ireland (Gini 1.7 points higher).

Ireland: 29 (2023) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.

Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Myanmar’s.

Ireland: 85% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 132 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 9.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.

Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.

Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 2.64 points higher than in Myanmar.

Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 5.4 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 1,112 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 543 more hours a year than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ireland went to school 5.3 years longer than in Myanmar.

Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 148 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Ireland: 97% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.

Ireland: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Ireland: 65% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.

Ireland: 113 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 544 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 12% of Ireland.

Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ireland emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

Ireland and Myanmar are practically level.

Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Ireland.

Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 6.9 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 13.8 °C warmer than Ireland.

Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 2 times as much rain as Ireland.

Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)