Asia · True size
🇲🇲 Myanmar
2.1×
Myanmar is drawn 2.1× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
662,756 km²
On the old map
2.1×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#99
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.49%
On the old map
Myanmar looks about the same size as Côte d'Ivoire on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Myanmar at the size the old map gives it, next to Côte d'Ivoire's true size. Myanmar's real area is 662,756 km² — Côte d'Ivoire is 322,303 km².
By area
Myanmar is big enough to fit France inside it, by area — 635,073 km² combined.
Myanmar would fit inside Chile, Turkey and Pakistan, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Myanmar 2.8 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Myanmar 9.3 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Myanmar's middle sits at 21°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Myanmar's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.