Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Myanmar 2.8 times
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar’s coastline is 8.6 times as long as Romania’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,326 m above Romania’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 20% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 2.9 times as many people as Romania
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 2% more densely populated than Romania
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 11.1 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 10.0 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 13 years older than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.7 more children on average than in Romania
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Myanmar and Romania are practically level
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 5.2 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 8.5 times as much per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Romania (Gini 0.9 points higher)
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.7% in Romania
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 19 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 9.4 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 6.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Romania is 2 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 30% in Romania
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 2.34 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 9 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 840 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 371 more hours a year than in Romania
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 5.2 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 47 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 9 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (11 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 7.1 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 30% of Romania
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Romania
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Romania
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 61% deadlier than in Romania
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 13.1 °C warmer than Romania
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.9 times as much rain as Romania
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Romania?
Myanmar is larger. Romania fits inside Myanmar 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Romania?
Myanmar has 2.9 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Romania?
People in Romania live 9.4 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Romania?
Men in Romania are 11.1 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).