How much coast is there?

Laos: 0 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,053 m above Laos’.

Laos: 2,817 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 7 times as many people as Laos.

Laos: 7.87 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 2.5 times as densely populated as Laos.

Laos: 34 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Myanmar is 5.3 years older than in Laos.

Laos: 24.3 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Laos have 0.3 more children on average than in Myanmar.

Laos: 2.4 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.5% of people in Myanmar are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Laos.

Laos: 4.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Laos 0.0.

Laos: 0 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Laos and Myanmar are practically level.

Laos: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Myanmar’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Laos’.

Laos: $18.3 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Laos produces 73% more per person than Myanmar.

Laos: Int$10,383 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Laos than in Myanmar (Gini 4 points higher).

Laos: 34.7 (2024) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.0% in Myanmar, versus 1.2% in Laos.

Laos: 1.2% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Laos: no data · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Myanmar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Laos’.

Laos: 22% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Myanmar spends 2 times as much on health per person as Laos.

Laos: $27 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 21% more likely to die before turning one than in Laos.

Laos: 27.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Myanmar has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Laos.

Laos: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

9.0% of adults in Laos are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Laos: 9% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 25% in Laos.

Laos: 25.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Laos rate their lives 1.23 points higher than in Myanmar.

Laos: 5.52 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Laos drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Laos: 5.9 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Laos has 49% more meat per person than Myanmar.

Laos: 31.1 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Laos has 379 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Laos: 3,188 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Laos: no data · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Myanmar went to school 0.32 years longer than in Laos.

Laos: 6.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Laos welcomed 41 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Laos: 0.61 (2019) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

66% of people in Laos are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Laos: 66% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

97% of people in Laos have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.

Laos: 96.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

40% of people in Laos live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Laos: 40% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Laos 65.

Laos: 65 (2023) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Laos: 422 km (2023) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Laos fly 66% more passengers per resident than those from Myanmar.

Laos: 0.11 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 71% of Laos, but only 42% of Myanmar.

Laos: 71.5% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Laos emits 5.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Laos: 3.1 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Laos’ electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.

Laos: 76.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 16% more fine dust than in Laos.

Laos: 27 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Laos: no data · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 18% deadlier than in Laos.

Laos: 16.4 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Laos.

Laos: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 15% more rain than Laos.

Laos: 1,934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)