Myanmar vs Zimbabwe
Myanmar is 73% larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Myanmar about 1.7 times.
MyanmarZimbabweMyanmar moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
1.73×
Myanmar is 1.73× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Myanmar | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Harare |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Myanmar is 73% larger than Zimbabwe. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.7 times: Myanmar has 1.73× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Myanmar and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 16,950,795. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².