Myanmar is 1.06× the size of South Sudan

Myanmar covers about 663,000 km² (256,000 mi²) and South Sudan about 627,000 km² (242,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

663,000km²Myanmar
627,000km²South Sudan

200 km

Myanmar
South Sudan

What fits

South Sudan is 95% of the size of Myanmar.
Myanmar is larger by 36,300 km² (14,000 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of South Sudan.
Measured in Belgiums: Myanmar is about 21.6, South Sudan about 20.4.

How they differ

Myanmar also has the larger population: 53.4 million against 12.6 million, 4.24× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 80 in Myanmar against 20 in South Sudan: Myanmar is 4.01× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,250 km apart.
Together Myanmar and South Sudan cover 1,290,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 36,300 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
At South Sudan's density, Myanmar would have 13.3 million people (it has 53.4 million). At Myanmar's density, South Sudan would have 50.4 million (it has 12.6 million).
Myanmar's centre is 13.8° of latitude, about 1,540 km, farther north than South Sudan's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Myanmar	1.06×
More people	Myanmar	4.24×
More crowded	Myanmar	4.01×
Farther north	Myanmar	13.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Myanmar	1.1× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Myanmar	South Sudan
Belgium 30,700 km²	21.6×	20.4×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.72×	2.57×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.85×	1.75×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.78×	1.68×
France 548,000 km²	1.21×	1.14×
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	South Sudan
Area, main territory	663,000 km²256,000 mi²	627,000 km²242,000 mi²
Population	53.4 millionWikidata, 2017	12.6 millionWikidata, 2017
Density	80 per km²	20 per km²
Official area	677,000 km²Wikidata	644,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Naypyidaw	Juba
Latitude range	10°N to 29°N	3°N to 12°N
Continent	Asia	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2017, 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%.
Our measured 627,000 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

Similar in size to Myanmar

Similar in size to South Sudan

More comparisons

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

Full method