Colombia vs Myanmar
Colombia is 69% larger than Myanmar. Myanmar would fit into Colombia about 1.7 times.
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1.69×
Colombia is 1.69× the area of Myanmar.
| Colombia | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Naypyidaw |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Myanmar?
- Yes. Colombia is 69% larger than Myanmar. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Colombia?
- About 1.7 times: Colombia has 1.69× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Colombia and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².