Myanmar vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 40% larger than Myanmar.
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0.71×
Myanmar is 0.71× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.4× the size of Myanmar.
| Myanmar | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Dodoma |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Myanmar is 29% smaller than Tanzania. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.4 times: Tanzania has 1.4× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Myanmar and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 54,850,648. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².