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South-Eastern Asia · sovereign state

Myanmar

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Capital
Naypyidaw
Languages
Burmese
Currency
Burmese kyat
People
54.9 million (2025)
Neighbours
5
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Myanmar

  • 3rd highest smoking 43.4% · #3 of 166 · 2024
  • 5th highest military spending 6.6% · #5 of 161 · 2024
  • 11th lowest height of women 154.7 cm · #11 of 196 · 2019

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

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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.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people