China vs Malta
China is 30,370 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into China about 30370 times.
ChinaMaltaChina moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
30,370×
China is 30,370× the area of Malta.
| China | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,596,961 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 | 579,704 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Beijing | Valletta |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 17 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. China sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.56× its true area; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 China bigger than Malta?
- Yes. China is 30,370 times larger than Malta. China covers 9,596,961 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into China?
- About 30370 times: China has 30,370× the area of Malta.
- Why do China and Malta look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. China is drawn about 1.56× its true area there and Malta about 1.52×. 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, China or Malta?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 579,704. Density: China 147 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².