Malaysia vs Maldives
Malaysia is 1,110 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Malaysia about 1110 times.
MalaysiaMaldivesMalaysia moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
1,110×
Malaysia is 1,110× the area of Maldives.
| Malaysia | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 529,676 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Male |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malaysia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Maldives 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 Malaysia bigger than Maldives?
- Yes. Malaysia is 1,110 times larger than Maldives. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Malaysia?
- About 1110 times: Malaysia has 1,110× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Malaysia and Maldives look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Maldives 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, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 529,676. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².