Malaysia vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 2.05 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Myanmar about 2.0 times.
MalaysiaMyanmarMalaysia moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Malaysia is 0.49× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 2.05× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Naypyidaw |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than Myanmar?
- No. Malaysia is 2.05 times smaller than Myanmar. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Myanmar?
- About 2.0 times: Myanmar has 2.05× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².