Myanmar vs South Korea

Myanmar has a live population of about 55,282,252 (#27 in the world) and South Korea about 51,579,911 (#31), so Myanmar has 1.1 times as many people as South Korea. Myanmar is growing at 0.6% a year and South Korea at -0.1%.

By area Myanmar is larger: 676,590 km² against 100,450 km², which gives population densities of 81.7 people per km² in Myanmar and 513.5 in South Korea.

Myanmar's economy is worth $81.67B (2025) and South Korea's $1.87T (2025); per person that is $1,489 in Myanmar versus $36,227 in South Korea, so the average South Korea resident produces 24.3 times as much.

Life expectancy is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 83.6 in South Korea; women have 2.1 children on average in Myanmar compared with 0.7 in South Korea; the median age is 30.4 versus 46.2 years.

30.6% of Myanmar's people live in cities against 81.2% in South Korea; 45.4% use the internet in Myanmar and 97.9% in South Korea; CO₂ emissions per person are 0.6 t in Myanmar and 11.4 t in South Korea.