Malaysia vs Qatar
Malaysia is 28.9 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Malaysia about 29 times.
MalaysiaQatarMalaysia moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
28.9×
Malaysia is 28.9× the area of Qatar.
| Malaysia | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Doha |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Malaysia is 28.9 times larger than Qatar. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Malaysia?
- About 29 times: Malaysia has 28.9× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Malaysia and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 2,972,215. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Qatar 260 per km².