Chad vs Malaysia
Chad is 3.88 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Chad about 3.9 times.
ChadMalaysiaChad moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
3.88×
Chad is 3.88× the area of Malaysia.
| Chad | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Chad is 3.88 times larger than Malaysia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Chad?
- About 3.9 times: Chad has 3.88× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Chad and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².