Myanmar vs Somalia
Myanmar is 6% larger than Somalia.
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1.06×
Myanmar is 1.06× the area of Somalia.
| Myanmar | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Mogadishu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Yes. Myanmar is 6% larger than Somalia. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.1 times: Myanmar has 1.06× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Myanmar and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 19,654,739. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Somalia 31 per km².