Ethiopia vs Myanmar
Ethiopia is 63% larger than Myanmar. Myanmar would fit into Ethiopia about 1.6 times.
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1.63×
Ethiopia is 1.63× the area of Myanmar.
| Ethiopia | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Myanmar?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 63% larger than Myanmar. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.6 times: Ethiopia has 1.63× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Ethiopia and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 54,850,648. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².