Myanmar vs Turkey
Turkey is 16% larger than Myanmar.
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Myanmar is 0.86× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.16× the size of Myanmar.
| Myanmar | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Ankara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Myanmar. 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 Turkey?
- No. Myanmar is 14% smaller than Turkey. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Myanmar fit into Turkey?
- About 1.2 times: Turkey has 1.16× the area of Myanmar.
- Why do Myanmar and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Myanmar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Myanmar or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 54,850,648. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Turkey 110 per km².