Myanmar vs Peru
Peru is 90% larger than Myanmar. Myanmar would fit into Peru about 1.9 times.
MyanmarPeruMyanmar moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.53×
Myanmar is 0.53× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.9× the size of Myanmar.
| Myanmar | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Lima |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S 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 Peru?
- No. Myanmar is 47% smaller than Peru. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Peru?
- About 1.9 times: Peru has 1.9× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Myanmar and Peru 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 Peru 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 Peru?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 34,576,665. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Peru 27 per km².