Botswana vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 16% larger than Botswana.
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Botswana is 0.86× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 1.16× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Botswana bigger than Myanmar?
- No. Botswana is 14% smaller than Myanmar. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.2 times: Myanmar has 1.16× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Myanmar about 1.15×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Botswana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².