How much coast is there?

Japan’s coastline is 15 times as long as Myanmar’s.

Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 2,094 m above Japan’s.

Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 2.2 times as many people as Myanmar.

Japan: 123 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 4 times as densely populated as Myanmar.

Japan: 338 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 19 years older than in Myanmar.

Japan: 49 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.9 more children on average than in Japan.

Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Japan: 30% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Japan has produced 2.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Japan: 2.4 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Japan and Myanmar are practically level.

Japan: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 54 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Japan produces 9.2 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Japan: Int$55,422 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Japan than in Myanmar (Gini 1.6 points higher).

Japan: 32.3 (2020) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.0% in Myanmar, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Japan: 2.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Japan 1.4%.

Japan: 1.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Myanmar’s.

Japan: 65% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Japan spends 65 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Japan: $3,638 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan.

Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Japan has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

8.3% of adults in Myanmar are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Japan: 5.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Japan: 17.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Japan rate their lives 1.84 points higher than in Myanmar.

Japan: 6.13 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Japan drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Japan: 6.3 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Japan has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Japan: 59.9 kg (2022) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Myanmar has 139 kcal more food per person per day than Japan.

Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

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

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

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Japan went to school 6.3 years longer than in Myanmar.

Japan: 12.7 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Japan welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Japan: 0.3 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

86% of people in Japan are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Japan: 86% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Japan live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Japan: 92% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

Japan: 178 (2023) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Japan: 20,087 km (2011) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Japan fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Japan: 0.98 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 42% of Myanmar.

Japan: 68.4% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Japan: 7.8 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.

Japan: 23.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Japan.

Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Japan.

Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 7.1 times as deadly as in Japan.

Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 11.3 °C warmer than Japan.

Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 22% more rain than Japan.

Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)