Myanmar vs Taiwan
Myanmar is 18.7 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Myanmar about 19 times.
MyanmarTaiwanMyanmar moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
18.7×
Myanmar is 18.7× the area of Taiwan.
| Myanmar | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Taipei |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Myanmar is 18.7 times larger than Taiwan. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Myanmar?
- About 19 times: Myanmar has 18.7× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Myanmar and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 23,262,544. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².