Ethiopia vs Malaysia
Ethiopia is 3.34 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Ethiopia about 3.3 times.
EthiopiaMalaysiaEthiopia moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
3.34×
Ethiopia is 3.34× the area of Malaysia.
| Ethiopia | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 3.34 times larger than Malaysia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 3.3 times: Ethiopia has 3.34× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Malaysia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 35,977,838. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².