Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Myanmar 2.8 times
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 6.4 times as long as Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 4,525 m above the United Kingdom’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 20% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 27% more people than Myanmar
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 3.4 times as densely populated as Myanmar
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 11.5 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 9.2 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 10 years older than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.5 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Myanmar and the United Kingdom are practically level
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 49 times the size of Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 11 times as much per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Kingdom than in Myanmar (Gini 1.7 points higher)
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.4%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 104 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 14 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
The United Kingdom has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 2.3 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.41 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 5.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 4 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 626 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 674 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 7.1 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 37 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 33 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (35 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 6.8 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Myanmar as in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 5.6 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 14.1 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 2.1 times as much rain as the United Kingdom
Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Myanmar bigger than the United Kingdom?
Myanmar is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Myanmar 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Myanmar or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 27% more people than Myanmar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 14 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Myanmar or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 11.5 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
