Myanmar is 1.07× the size of Central African Republic

Myanmar covers about 663,000 km² (256,000 mi²) and Central African Republic about 618,000 km² (239,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

663,000km²Myanmar
618,000km²Central African Republic

500 km

Myanmar
Central African Republic

What fits

Central African Republic is 93% of the size of Myanmar.
Myanmar is larger by 45,200 km² (17,400 mi²), which is 7.3% of the area of Central African Republic.
Measured in Belgiums: Myanmar is about 21.6, Central African Republic about 20.1.

How they differ

Myanmar also has the larger population: 53.4 million against 5.2 million, 10.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 80 in Myanmar against 8.3 in Central African Republic: Myanmar is 9.65× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,300 km apart.
Together Myanmar and Central African Republic cover 1,281,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
The gap between them, 45,200 km², is about the size of Estonia (45,800 km²).
At Central African Republic's density, Myanmar would have 5.5 million people (it has 53.4 million). At Myanmar's density, Central African Republic would have 49.7 million (it has 5.2 million).
Myanmar's centre is 14.5° of latitude, about 1,620 km, farther north than Central African Republic's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Myanmar	1.07×
More people	Myanmar	10.4×
More crowded	Myanmar	9.65×
Farther north	Myanmar	14.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Myanmar	1.1× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Myanmar	Central African Republic
Belgium 30,700 km²	21.6×	20.1×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.72×	2.53×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.85×	1.73×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.78×	1.65×
France 548,000 km²	1.21×	1.13×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.21×	0.20×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.08×	0.07×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.07×	0.07×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Myanmar	Central African Republic
Area, main territory	663,000 km²256,000 mi²	618,000 km²239,000 mi²
Population	53.4 millionWikidata, 2017	5.2 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	80 per km²	8.3 per km²
Official area	677,000 km²Wikidata	623,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Naypyidaw	Bangui
Latitude range	10°N to 29°N	2°N to 11°N
Continent	Asia	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 677,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 663,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 623,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 618,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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