Japan vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 79% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Myanmar about 1.8 times.
JapanMyanmarJapan moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Japan is 0.56× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 1.79× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Myanmar?
- No. Japan is 44% smaller than Myanmar. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.8 times: Myanmar has 1.79× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Myanmar?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 54,850,648. Density: Japan 326 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².