Malaysia vs Palestine
Malaysia is 40.2 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Malaysia about 40 times.
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40.2×
Malaysia is 40.2× the area of Palestine.
| Malaysia | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | East Jerusalem |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Malaysia is 40.2 times larger than Palestine. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Malaysia?
- About 40 times: Malaysia has 40.2× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Malaysia and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 5,413,596. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Palestine 659 per km².