Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 18% bigger than Myanmar
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar’s coastline is 85% longer than Pakistan’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,741 m above Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 20% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 4.7 times as many people as Myanmar
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3.9 times as densely populated as Myanmar
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Pakistan and Myanmar are practically level
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Pakistan and Myanmar are practically level
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 9.2 years older than in Pakistan
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.4 more children on average than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Myanmar are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Myanmar 1
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 5 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Pakistan produces 9% more per person than Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Myanmar (Gini 2.8 points higher)
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 10% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.9%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Myanmar’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Pakistan’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Myanmar spends 84% more on health per person than Pakistan
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Pakistan live 0.7 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 53% more doctors per person than Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Myanmar has 70% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 2.2 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.58 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Myanmar drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 2% more meat per person than Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar has 295 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 274 more hours a year than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Myanmar went to school 2.1 years longer than in Pakistan
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 4 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (6 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Myanmar is 89% faster than in Pakistan
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Myanmar fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Pakistan emits 23% more CO₂ than someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 72% more fine dust than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 68% more likely to be murdered in Pakistan than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 31% deadlier than in Pakistan
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Pakistan
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 5.4 times as much rain as Pakistan
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 18% bigger than Myanmar.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 4.7 times as many people as Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Pakistan?
People in Pakistan live 0.7 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Pakistan?
Pakistan and Myanmar are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).