How much coast is there?

Malaysia’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Myanmar’s.

Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 1,775 m above Malaysia’s.

Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 52% more people than Malaysia.

Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Malaysia is 30% more densely populated than Myanmar.

Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Malaysia is 0.52 years older than in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Malaysia: 0 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1.

Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Malaysia produces 6.9 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Myanmar (Gini 10 points higher).

Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.8% in Malaysia, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.

Malaysia: 1% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Malaysia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Myanmar’s.

Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malaysia spends 8 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Malaysia has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 17% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Malaysia rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Myanmar drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Malaysia has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Malaysia has 117 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 111 more hours a year than in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Malaysia went to school 4.7 years longer than in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

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

Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malaysia fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 42% of Myanmar.

Malaysia: 57.7% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Malaysia.

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 39% deadlier than in Malaysia.

Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Myanmar.

Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 38% more rain than Myanmar.

Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)