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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Myanmar fits inside Mexico 2.9 times

Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Mexico’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as Myanmar’s

Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 234 m above Mexico’s

Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 20% of Myanmar

Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Mexico has 2.4 times as many people as Myanmar

Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 24% more densely populated than Mexico

Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Mexico are 3.6 cm taller than in Myanmar

Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Mexico are 3.2 cm taller than in Myanmar

Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Myanmar is 0.65 years older than in Mexico

Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.2 more children on average than in Mexico

Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar

Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2

Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Mexico and Myanmar are practically level

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 22 times the size of Myanmar’s

Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Mexico produces 4.3 times as much per person as Myanmar

Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Myanmar (Gini 11.9 points higher)

Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Mexico

Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Myanmar and Mexico are practically level

Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%

Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Mexico’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%

Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Myanmar’s

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Mexico spends 14 times as much on health per person as Myanmar

Mexico: $761 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Mexico live 8.2 years longer than in Myanmar

Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico

Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Mexico has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar

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

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Myanmar has 6% more hospital beds per person than Mexico

Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Mexico is 2.1 times that in Myanmar

Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar

Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 16% in Mexico

Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mexico rate their lives 2.69 points higher than in Myanmar

Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mexico drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar

Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Mexico has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Myanmar

Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Mexico has 496 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar

Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 568 more hours a year than in Mexico

Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Mexico went to school 3 years longer than in Myanmar

Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Mexico welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)

Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Mexico has 34 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (36 against 2)

Mexico: 36 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Myanmar none

Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 45% in Myanmar

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Mexico is 3.4 times as fast as in Myanmar

Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar

Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar

Mexico: 80% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114

Mexico: 116 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Myanmar: no data

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Mexico fly 9.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar

Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 34% of Mexico

Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Mexico emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar

Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico

Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 70% more fine dust than in Mexico

Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 9.7 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Myanmar

Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 15% deadlier than in Mexico

Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 2.7 °C warmer than Mexico

Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 2.8 times as much rain as Mexico

Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Mexico bigger than Myanmar?

Mexico is larger. Myanmar fits inside Mexico 2.9 times.

Which has more people, Mexico or Myanmar?

Mexico has 2.4 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Mexico or Myanmar?

People in Mexico live 8.2 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 67.1 in Myanmar.

Are people taller in Mexico or Myanmar?

Men in Mexico are 3.6 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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