Myanmar vs Namibia
Namibia is 22% larger than Myanmar.
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Myanmar is 0.82× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.22× the size of Myanmar.
| Myanmar | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Windhoek |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Myanmar bigger than Namibia?
- No. Myanmar is 18% smaller than Namibia. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Namibia?
- About 1.2 times: Namibia has 1.22× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Myanmar and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Myanmar or Namibia?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 3,092,816. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².