Guatemala vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 3.04 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Malaysia about 3.0 times.
GuatemalaMalaysiaGuatemala moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.33×
Guatemala is 0.33× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 3.04× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Guatemala is 3.04 times smaller than Malaysia. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Malaysia?
- About 3.0 times: Malaysia has 3.04× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².