Comoros vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 163 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Malaysia about 163 times.
ComorosMalaysiaComoros moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.01× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 163× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°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 Comoros bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Comoros is 163 times smaller than Malaysia. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Malaysia?
- About 163 times: Malaysia has 163× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros 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, Comoros or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².