Mauritania vs Myanmar
Mauritania is 52% larger than Myanmar. Myanmar would fit into Mauritania about 1.5 times.
MauritaniaMyanmarMauritania moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
1.52×
Mauritania is 1.52× the area of Myanmar.
| Mauritania | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritania bigger than Myanmar?
- Yes. Mauritania is 52% larger than Myanmar. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Mauritania?
- About 1.5 times: Mauritania has 1.52× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Mauritania and Myanmar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritania or Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².