Which has higher land area, Myanmar or Turkey?

Turkey, at 769,630 sq. km against 652,670 sq. km in Myanmar as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Myanmar and Turkey?

116,960 sq. km, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Turkey?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs Turkey: Land area (sq. km)

Myanmar

652,670 sq. km

in 2024

Turkey

769,630 sq. km

in 2024

Myanmar rank

39th

Turkey rank

36th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Myanmar
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 769,630 sq. km against 652,670 sq. km in Myanmar, a difference of 116,960 sq. km.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 36th of 216 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	653,540 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,090 sq. km	Turkey
1970s	653,540 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,090 sq. km	Turkey
1980s	653,540 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,090 sq. km	Turkey
1990s	653,540 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,090 sq. km	Turkey
2000s	653,454 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,176 sq. km	Turkey
2010s	652,987 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,643 sq. km	Turkey
2020s	652,670 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	116,960 sq. km	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Myanmar or Turkey?: Turkey, at 769,630 sq. km against 652,670 sq. km in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Myanmar and Turkey?: 116,960 sq. km, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Turkey?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Turkey rank globally for land area?: Myanmar ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 36th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.