Malaysia vs Mexico
Mexico is 5.96 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Mexico about 6.0 times.
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Malaysia is 0.17× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 5.96× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Mexico City |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Malaysia is 5.96 times smaller than Mexico. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Mexico?
- About 6.0 times: Mexico has 5.96× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Mexico 67 per km².