Afghanistan vs Malaysia
Afghanistan is 97% larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Afghanistan about 2.0 times.
AfghanistanMalaysiaAfghanistan moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
1.97×
Afghanistan is 1.97× the area of Malaysia.
| Afghanistan | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 97% larger than Malaysia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.0 times: Afghanistan has 1.97× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Malaysia about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 35,977,838. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².