Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar is 34% bigger than Spain.
Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Myanmar’s.
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 2,152 m above Spain’s.
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 11% more people than Spain.
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 18% more densely populated than Myanmar.
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 9.4 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 7.3 cm taller than in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 15 years older than in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 1.0 more children on average than in Spain.
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.
Myanmar: 0.2 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Myanmar and Spain are practically level.
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 23 times the size of Myanmar’s.
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 10 times as much per person as Myanmar.
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Myanmar (Gini 2.7 points higher).
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Spain 1.4%.
Myanmar: 6.8% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Myanmar’s.
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 55 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 17 years longer than in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 28% in Spain.
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.25 points higher than in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 6.4 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 568 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 559 more hours a year than in Spain.
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4.4 years longer than in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 129 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 37% of Spain.
Myanmar: 42.4% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 7.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Spain.
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 5.5 times as deadly as in Spain.
Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 9.2 °C warmer than Spain.
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 3.4 times as much rain as Spain.
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Spain?
Myanmar is larger. Myanmar is 34% bigger than Spain.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Spain?
Myanmar has 11% more people than Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Spain?
People in Spain live 17 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Spain?
Men in Spain are 9.4 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).