Real size
How big is Myanmar really?
663,000 km²
256,000 sq mi · 40th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Afghanistan
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
Myanmar covers 663,000 km² (256,000 sq mi), about the size of Afghanistan. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
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- Real area
- 663,000 km²
- Size rank
- 40th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 21°N
Countries about the same size
- AfghanistanAbout the same size
- FranceAbout the same size
- South SudanMyanmar is 1.1 times the size of South Sudan
- Central African RepublicMyanmar is 1.1 times the size of the Central African Republic
- ChileChile is 1.1 times the size of Myanmar
Myanmar through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
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Common questions
- How big is Myanmar?
- Myanmar covers about 663,000 km² (256,000 sq mi). It is the 40th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Myanmar look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Myanmar about 1.2 times too big.
- Is Myanmar bigger than Ukraine?
- Yes. Myanmar is about 1.2 times the size of Ukraine.
- Is Myanmar bigger than Afghanistan?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Myanmar bigger than Chile?
- No. Chile is about 1.1 times the size of Myanmar.