Croatia vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 5.85 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Malaysia about 5.8 times.
CroatiaMalaysiaCroatia moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.17×
Croatia is 0.17× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 5.85× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Southern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Malaysia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Croatia is 5.85 times smaller than Malaysia. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Malaysia?
- About 5.8 times: Malaysia has 5.85× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Malaysia about 1.0×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Malaysia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².