Macao vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2,877 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Malaysia about 2877 times.
MacaoMalaysiaMacao moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2,877× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | — | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Macao is 2,877 times smaller than Malaysia. Macao covers 115 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Malaysia?
- About 2877 times: Malaysia has 2,877× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².