Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Myanmar 2.2 times.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 3.9 times as long as Myanmar’s.
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 1,122 m above Italy’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 7% more people than Myanmar.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 2.4 times as densely populated as Myanmar.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 7.7 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 7.1 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 18 years older than in Myanmar.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.9 more children on average than in Italy.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Italy and Myanmar are practically level.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 31 times the size of Myanmar’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 10 times as much per person as Myanmar.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Myanmar (Gini 3.6 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Myanmar’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 60 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 17 years longer than in Myanmar.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 5.5 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 22% in Italy.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 2.29 points higher than in Myanmar.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 944 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 496 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 4.4 years longer than in Myanmar.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 66 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 33% of Italy.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 8.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Italy.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 3.9 times as deadly as in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 10.2 °C warmer than Italy.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.2 times as much rain as Italy.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Italy fits inside Myanmar 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Myanmar?
Italy has 7% more people than Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Myanmar?
People in Italy live 17 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Italy or Myanmar?
Men in Italy are 7.7 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).