Malawi vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2.79 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Malaysia about 2.8 times.
MalawiMalaysiaMalawi moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Malawi is 0.36× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2.79× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Malaysia?
- No. Malawi is 2.79 times smaller than Malaysia. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Malaysia?
- About 2.8 times: Malaysia has 2.79× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 22,216,120. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².