Myanmar vs Western Sahara
Myanmar is 2.54 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Myanmar about 2.5 times.
MyanmarWestern SaharaMyanmar moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Myanmar is 2.54× the area of Western Sahara.
| Myanmar | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 612,000 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Myanmar is 2.54 times larger than Western Sahara. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Myanmar?
- About 2.5 times: Myanmar has 2.54× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Myanmar and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 612,000. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².