Argentina vs Malaysia
Argentina is 8.41 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Argentina about 8.4 times.
ArgentinaMalaysiaArgentina moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
8.41×
Argentina is 8.41× the area of Malaysia.
| Argentina | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Argentina is 8.41 times larger than Malaysia. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Argentina?
- About 8.4 times: Argentina has 8.41× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Argentina and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 35,977,838. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².