Benin vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2.88 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Malaysia about 2.9 times.
BeninMalaysiaBenin moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.35×
Benin is 0.35× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2.88× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Benin is 2.88 times smaller than Malaysia. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Malaysia?
- About 2.9 times: Malaysia has 2.88× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².