Malaysia vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 2.42 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Mozambique about 2.4 times.
MalaysiaMozambiqueMalaysia moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Malaysia is 0.41× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 2.42× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Maputo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Malaysia is 2.42 times smaller than Mozambique. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Mozambique?
- About 2.4 times: Mozambique has 2.42× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 35,631,653. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².