Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Myanmar 16 times
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 1,236 m above Switzerland’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 20% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 6 times as many people as Switzerland
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 2.7 times as densely populated as Myanmar
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 12.0 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 9.6 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.8 more children on average than in Switzerland
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Myanmar 1
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 13 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 17 times as much per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Myanmar (Gini 2.8 points higher)
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Switzerland
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Switzerland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.8%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Switzerland’s central government collects 9.5% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Switzerland: 9.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 4.5× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 210 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 17 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 9.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Switzerland has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Switzerland is 2.8 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in Switzerland are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.73 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 593 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 668 more hours a year than in Switzerland
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 7.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 70 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 11 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (13 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Switzerland is 8.9 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Switzerland have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 47 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 32% of Switzerland
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in Switzerland
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 5.6 times as deadly as in Switzerland
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 17.5 °C warmer than Switzerland
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 38% more rain than Switzerland
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Switzerland?
Myanmar is larger. Switzerland fits inside Myanmar 16 times.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Switzerland?
Myanmar has 6 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 17 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 12.0 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).