Myanmar vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 37% larger than Myanmar.
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Myanmar is 0.73× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.37× the size of Myanmar.
| Myanmar | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Abuja |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Myanmar is 27% smaller than Nigeria. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.4 times: Nigeria has 1.37× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Myanmar and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 54,850,648. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².