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

Myanmar is 59.9 times bigger by total area compared to the Gambia: 261,228 sq mi vs 4,363 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Myanmar is 251,997 sq mi vs 3,907 sq mi for the Gambia — a 64.5 times difference in territory size.

The Gambia ranks 160/197 by total surface area vs 39/197 for Myanmar.
The Gambia occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.44% for Myanmar.
62.6% of the Gambia's area is agricultural land vs 19.9% in Myanmar.
The Gambia has 0.01% of the world's agricultural land area — Myanmar has 0.27%.
22.3% of the Gambia is covered by forests, compared to 42.4% in Myanmar.
0.006% of the world's forests are in the Gambia, and 0.69% are in Myanmar.

True size map comparison: Gambia vs Myanmar

See how the Gambia 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

	Gambia	Myanmar
Total area	4,363 sq mi	261,228 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	59.9
Total area rank	160/197	39/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.002%	0.13%
Land area	3,907 sq mi	251,997 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	64.5
Land area rank	161/197	39/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.44%
Population	2,759,988	54,500,091
Population density	739 ppl/mi²	219.1 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Gambia	Myanmar
Forest area	871 sq mi	106,853 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	22.3%	42.4%
Forest area rank	153/196	22/196
World's forests share	0.006%	0.69%
Agricultural land area	2,448 sq mi	50,183 sq mi
Agricultural land share	62.6%	19.9%
Agricultural land area rank	146/194	63/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.01%	0.27%
Arable land	1,699 sq mi	42,500 sq mi
Arable land share	43.5%	16.9%
Arable land area rank	127/191	28/191
Permanent cropland	27 sq mi	5,830 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.69%	2.31%
Permanent cropland area rank	155/192	28/192
Water area	456 sq mi	9,231 sq mi
Water as share of total area	10.4%	3.53%
Water area rank	106/197	25/197
Roads length	1,850 mi	97,555 mi
Land borders length	465 mi	4,053 mi
Coastline length	49.7 mi	1,199 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	0.5%

Gambia vs Myanmar size on the map

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

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The map above outlines the borders of the Gambia and Myanmar but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.