Malaysia vs Morocco
Morocco is 35% larger than Malaysia.
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0.74×
Malaysia is 0.74× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1.35× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Rabat |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Malaysia is 26% smaller than Morocco. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Morocco?
- About 1.3 times: Morocco has 1.35× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Morocco 86 per km².