Malaysia vs Philippines
Philippines is 4% larger than Malaysia.
MalaysiaPhilippinesMalaysia moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
0.96×
Malaysia is 0.96× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 1.04× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Manila |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Malaysia is 4% smaller than Philippines. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Philippines?
- About 1.0 times: Philippines has 1.04× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Philippines 340 per km².