Total & land area: Egypt vs Myanmar size comparison [2026]

Egypt is 1.49 times bigger by total area compared to Myanmar: 390,121 sq mi vs 261,228 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Egypt is 384,345 sq mi vs 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar — a 1.53 times difference in territory size.

Egypt ranks 29/197 by total surface area vs 39/197 for Myanmar.
Egypt occupies 0.67% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.44% for Myanmar.
4.08% of Egypt's area is agricultural land vs 19.9% in Myanmar.
Egypt has 0.09% of the world's agricultural land area — Myanmar has 0.27%.
0.05% of Egypt is covered by forests, compared to 42.4% in Myanmar.
0.001% of the world's forests are in Egypt, and 0.69% are in Myanmar.

True size map comparison: Egypt vs Myanmar

See how Egypt and Myanmar compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Egypt	Myanmar
Total area	390,121 sq mi	261,228 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.49	1
Total area rank	29/197	39/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.2%	0.13%
Land area	384,345 sq mi	251,997 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.53	1
Land area rank	29/197	39/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.67%	0.44%
Population	116,538,258	54,500,091
Population density	313 ppl/mi²	219.1 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Egypt	Myanmar
Forest area	173.7 sq mi	106,853 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	0.05%	42.4%
Forest area rank	165/196	22/196
World's forests share	0.001%	0.69%
Agricultural land area	15,668 sq mi	50,183 sq mi
Agricultural land share	4.08%	19.9%
Agricultural land area rank	94/194	63/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.09%	0.27%
Arable land	11,981 sq mi	42,500 sq mi
Arable land share	3.12%	16.9%
Arable land area rank	66/191	28/191
Permanent cropland	3,687 sq mi	5,830 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.96%	2.31%
Permanent cropland area rank	38/192	28/192
Water area	5,775 sq mi	9,231 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.48%	3.53%
Water area rank	35/197	25/197
Roads length	202,101 mi	97,555 mi
Land borders length	1,623 mi	4,053 mi
Coastline length	1,522 mi	1,199 mi
Share of marine protected waters	4.6%	0.5%

Egypt vs Myanmar size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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