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Surprising facts about Myanmar
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Myanmar’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Myanmar among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Myanmar sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Myanmar across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Myanmar
vs Bangladesh 
vs China 
vs India 
vs Laos 
vs Thailand