Malaysia vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 2.79 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Nigeria about 2.8 times.
MalaysiaNigeriaMalaysia moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Malaysia is 0.36× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 2.79× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Abuja |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Malaysia is 2.79 times smaller than Nigeria. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Nigeria?
- About 2.8 times: Nigeria has 2.79× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².