Israel vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 15.9 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Malaysia about 16 times.
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0.06×
Israel is 0.06× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 15.9× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Israel is 15.9 times smaller than Malaysia. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Malaysia?
- About 16 times: Malaysia has 15.9× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².