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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Myanmar fits inside Mexico 2.9 times.

Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)

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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)

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)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Mexico has 2.4 times as many people as Myanmar.

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

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 24% more densely populated than Mexico.

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

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

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)

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)

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)

How many people are looking for work?

Myanmar and Mexico are practically level.

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

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

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

How much is spent on health?

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

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

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)

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)

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)

How common is obesity?

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

How many tourists visit?

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

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

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

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

How much railway is there?

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

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

How much of the land is forest?

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

Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

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)

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)

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

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)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 61% deadlier than in Mexico.

Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

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)

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?
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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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