Egypt vs Malaysia
Egypt is 3.05 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Egypt about 3.1 times.
EgyptMalaysiaEgypt moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 3.05× the area of Malaysia.
| Egypt | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Northern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Egypt is 3.05 times larger than Malaysia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Egypt?
- About 3.1 times: Egypt has 3.05× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Egypt and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 35,977,838. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².