Egypt vs Myanmar
Egypt is 49% larger than Myanmar.
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Egypt is 1.49× the area of Myanmar.
| Egypt | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Northern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Myanmar?
- Yes. Egypt is 49% larger than Myanmar. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Egypt?
- About 1.5 times: Egypt has 1.49× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Egypt and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Myanmar?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 54,850,648. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².