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

Zambia is 1.11 times bigger by total area compared to Myanmar: 290,587 sq mi vs 261,228 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Zambia is 287,024 sq mi vs 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar — a 1.14 times difference in territory size.

Myanmar ranks 39/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
Myanmar occupies 0.44% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
19.9% of Myanmar's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
Myanmar has 0.27% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
42.4% of Myanmar is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.69% of the world's forests are in Myanmar, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Myanmar vs Zambia

See how Myanmar and Zambia 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

	Myanmar	Zambia
Total area	261,228 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	1.11
Total area rank	39/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.13%	0.15%
Land area	251,997 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	1.14
Land area rank	39/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.44%	0.5%
Population	54,500,091	21,314,956
Population density	219.1 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Myanmar	Zambia
Forest area	106,853 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	42.4%	59.5%
Forest area rank	22/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.69%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	50,183 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	19.9%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	63/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.27%	0.5%
Arable land	42,500 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	16.9%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	28/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	5,830 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	2.31%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	28/192	130/192
Water area	9,231 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	3.53%	1.23%
Water area rank	25/197	48/197
Roads length	97,555 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	4,053 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	1,199 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.5%	n/a

Myanmar vs Zambia size on the map

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

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