How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 13 times as long as Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,401 m above Norway’s.

Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 9.8 times as many people as Norway.

Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 5.5 times as densely populated as Norway.

Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 10 years older than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Myanmar: 0.2 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Myanmar 1.

Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 6.5 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 17 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Norway (Gini 4.2 points higher).

Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Norway 2.1%.

Myanmar: 6.8% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 148 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 6.6 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.96 points higher than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 667 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 785 more hours a year than in Norway.

Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 6.7 years longer than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 62 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Myanmar: no data · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

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

Myanmar: 42.4% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 4.7 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Norway.

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 13 times as deadly as in Norway.

Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 22.5 °C warmer than Norway.

Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 77% more rain than Norway.

Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)