How much coast is there?

Myanmar’s coastline is 8% longer than Portugal’s.

Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,519 m above Portugal’s.

Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 5.1 times as many people as Portugal.

Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Portugal is 40% more densely populated than Myanmar.

Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 17 years older than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 0.7 more children on average than in Portugal.

Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Myanmar: 0.2 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Myanmar and Portugal are practically level.

Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Portugal’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Portugal produces 8.8 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Myanmar (Gini 3.2 points higher).

Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.

Myanmar: 6.8% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Portugal spends 53 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.

Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 7.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 29% in Portugal.

Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Portugal rate their lives 1.74 points higher than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 7.3 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Portugal has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Portugal has 744 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 462 more hours a year than in Portugal.

Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Portugal went to school 3.3 years longer than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Portugal welcomed 183 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Portugal: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Myanmar: no data · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Portugal fly 26 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 36% of Portugal.

Myanmar: 42.4% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Portugal emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Portugal: 81% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.

Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 2.7 times as deadly as in Portugal.

Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 8.2 °C warmer than Portugal.

Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 2.9 times as much rain as Portugal.

Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)