Myanmar vs Panama

Myanmar is 9.12 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Myanmar about 9.1 times.

MyanmarPanamaMyanmar moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
9.12×
Myanmar is 9.12× the area of Panama.
MyanmarPanama
Area676,577 km²74,177 km²
Population54,850,6484,571,189
Density81 / km²62 / km²
CapitalNaypyidawPanama City
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaCentral America
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours52

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; Panama at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Panama?
Yes. Myanmar is 9.12 times larger than Panama. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
How many times does Panama fit into Myanmar?
About 9.1 times: Myanmar has 9.12× the area of Panama.
Why do Myanmar and Panama 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 Panama about 1.02×. 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 Panama?
Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 4,571,189. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Panama 62 per km².