Brazil vs Malaysia
Brazil is 25.7 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Brazil about 26 times.
BrazilMalaysiaBrazil moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
25.7×
Brazil is 25.7× the area of Malaysia.
| Brazil | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Brazil is 25.7 times larger than Malaysia. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Brazil?
- About 26 times: Brazil has 25.7× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Brazil and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 35,977,838. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².