Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Myanmar 31 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar’s coastline is 7.1 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,634 m above Israel’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Israel, versus 20% of Myanmar
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 5.4 times as many people as Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 5.6 times as densely populated as Myanmar
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 9.3 cm taller than in Myanmar
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 7.5 cm taller than in Myanmar
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 0.38 years older than in Israel
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.8 more children on average than in Myanmar
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 7.5 times the size of Myanmar’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 9.9 times as much per person as Myanmar
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Myanmar (Gini 7.6 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · 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 0.4% in Israel
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Israel and Myanmar are practically level
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Myanmar 6.6%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 4.1× Myanmar’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 70 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 16 years longer than in Myanmar
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 5 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Israel is 68% higher than in Myanmar
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 21% in Israel
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.90 points higher than in Myanmar
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 5.2 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 945 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 307 more hours a year than in Israel
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 7.2 years longer than in Myanmar
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 6.5 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 7 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (9 against 2)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Israel has won 20 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Israel: 88% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 8.8 times as fast as in Myanmar
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Israel: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Israel: 92% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Israel: 177 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 6.8% of Israel
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 9.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 53% more fine dust than in Israel
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 58% more likely to be murdered in Myanmar than in Israel
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 3.2 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Israel
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 11 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 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 Israel bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Israel fits inside Myanmar 31 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 5.4 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Myanmar?
People in Israel live 16 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Israel or Myanmar?
Men in Israel are 9.3 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).