Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar is 28% bigger than Sweden
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Sweden: 528,860 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Myanmar, versus 7.3% of Sweden
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Sweden: 7.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 13.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 12.0 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Sweden: 28.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Myanmar and Sweden are practically level
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Sweden
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Sweden: 0.8% (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 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Sweden 2.5%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Sweden: 2.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sweden’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Sweden: 27.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Sweden live 17 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (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 many hospital beds are there?
Sweden has 78% more hospital beds per person than Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sweden is 3.1 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Sweden has 13 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (15 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 15 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Sweden: 709 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sweden is 5.6 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 42% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Sweden: 68.6% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 6.4 times as deadly as in Sweden
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Sweden?
Myanmar is larger. Myanmar is 28% bigger than Sweden.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Sweden?
Myanmar has 5.2 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 17 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 13.8 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).