Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Myanmar is 12% bigger than Ukraine
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 44% longer than Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 3,809 m above Ukraine’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 20% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 41% more people than Ukraine
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 25% more densely populated than Ukraine
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 14.3 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 11.9 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 12 years older than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 1.1 more children on average than in Ukraine
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Myanmar and Ukraine are practically level
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 3.1 times as much per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Myanmar than in Ukraine (Gini 5.1 points higher)
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Myanmar 6.6%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 6.6 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 7.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 5.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 4.6 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ukraine rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar has 23 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 152 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 4.7 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 6 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (8 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 4 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Myanmar fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 17% of Ukraine
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 6.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Myanmar’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 47% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 17% deadlier than in Ukraine
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 13.8 °C warmer than Ukraine
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 3.6 times as much rain as Ukraine
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than Ukraine?
Myanmar is larger. Myanmar is 12% bigger than Ukraine.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Ukraine?
Myanmar has 41% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 7.6 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 14.3 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).