Kenya vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 16% larger than Kenya.
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Kenya is 0.86× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 1.16× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Kenya sits at about 1°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 Kenya bigger than Myanmar?
- No. Kenya is 14% smaller than Myanmar. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.2 times: Myanmar has 1.16× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 54,850,648. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².