Guyana vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 54% larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Malaysia about 1.5 times.
GuyanaMalaysiaGuyana moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.65×
Guyana is 0.65× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 1.54× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Guyana is 35% smaller than Malaysia. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.5 times: Malaysia has 1.54× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².