How much coast is there?

Sweden’s coastline is 67% longer than Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,770 m above Sweden’s.

Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 5.2 times as many people as Sweden.

Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 3.2 times as densely populated as Sweden.

Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Myanmar: 0.2 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Myanmar and Sweden are practically level.

Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 8.2 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 12 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Sweden (Gini 1.4 points higher).

Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Sweden 2.0%.

Myanmar: 6.8% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Myanmar’s.

Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 115 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

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 Sweden.

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

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.

Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 2.97 points higher than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 558 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 766 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 6.4 years longer than in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sweden welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Myanmar: no data · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 42% of Myanmar.

Myanmar: 42.4% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.

Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 5.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Sweden.

Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 9.2 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 19.7 °C warmer than Sweden.

Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 2.8 times as much rain as Sweden.

Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)