Indonesia vs Malaysia
Indonesia is 5.76 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Indonesia about 5.8 times.
IndonesiaMalaysiaIndonesia moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
5.76×
Indonesia is 5.76× the area of Malaysia.
| Indonesia | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Indonesia is 5.76 times larger than Malaysia. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Indonesia?
- About 5.8 times: Indonesia has 5.76× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Indonesia and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 35,977,838. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².