Hungary vs Malaysia

Malaysia is 3.56 times larger than Hungary. Hungary would fit into Malaysia about 3.6 times.

HungaryMalaysiaHungary moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.28×
Hungary is 0.28× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 3.56× the size of Hungary.
HungaryMalaysia
Area93,011 km²330,803 km²
Population9,514,25135,977,838
Density102 / km²109 / km²
CapitalBudapestKuala Lumpur
RegionEastern EuropeSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours73

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× its true area; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it is next to Malaysia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

Questions about this pair

Is Hungary bigger than Malaysia?
No. Hungary is 3.56 times smaller than Malaysia. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
How many times does Hungary fit into Malaysia?
About 3.6 times: Malaysia has 3.56× the area of Hungary.
Why do Hungary and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× its true area there and Malaysia about 1.0×. That is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it really is next to Malaysia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Hungary or Malaysia?
Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 9,514,251. Density: Hungary 102 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².