Myanmar vs Venezuela

Venezuela is 35% larger than Myanmar.

MyanmarVenezuelaMyanmar moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.74×
Myanmar is 0.74× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.35× the size of Myanmar.
MyanmarVenezuela
Area676,577 km²912,050 km²
Population54,850,64828,516,896
Density81 / km²31 / km²
CapitalNaypyidawCaracas
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaSouth America
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours53

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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
No. Myanmar is 26% smaller than Venezuela. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
How many times does Myanmar fit into Venezuela?
About 1.3 times: Venezuela has 1.35× the area of Myanmar.
Why do Myanmar and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 28,516,896. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².