Malawi vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 5.71 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Myanmar about 5.7 times.
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Malawi is 0.18× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 5.71× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Myanmar?
- No. Malawi is 5.71 times smaller than Myanmar. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Myanmar?
- About 5.7 times: Myanmar has 5.71× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 22,216,120. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².