Which has higher surface area, Myanmar or Turkey?

Turkey, at 785,350 sq. km against 676,578 sq. km in Myanmar as of 2024.

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

108,772 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.

Myanmar vs Turkey: Surface area (sq. km)

Myanmar

676,578 sq. km

in 2024

Turkey

785,350 sq. km

in 2024

Myanmar rank

39th

Turkey rank

36th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Myanmar
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 785,350 sq. km against 676,578 sq. km in Myanmar, a difference of 108,772 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	676,590 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,760 sq. km	Turkey
1970s	676,590 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,760 sq. km	Turkey
1980s	676,590 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,760 sq. km	Turkey
1990s	676,590 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,760 sq. km	Turkey
2000s	676,590 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,760 sq. km	Turkey
2010s	676,590 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,760 sq. km	Turkey
2020s	676,585 sq. km	785,350 sq. km	108,765 sq. km	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Myanmar or Turkey?: Turkey, at 785,350 sq. km against 676,578 sq. km in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Myanmar and Turkey?: 108,772 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 surface area?: Myanmar ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 36th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.