Cyprus vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 35.8 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Malaysia about 36 times.
CyprusMalaysiaCyprus moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Cyprus is 0.03× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 35.8× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Cyprus is 35.8 times smaller than Malaysia. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Malaysia?
- About 36 times: Malaysia has 35.8× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².