Malaysia vs Rwanda
Malaysia is 12.6 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Malaysia about 13 times.
MalaysiaRwandaMalaysia moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
12.6×
Malaysia is 12.6× the area of Rwanda.
| Malaysia | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Kigali |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Malaysia is 12.6 times larger than Rwanda. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Malaysia?
- About 13 times: Malaysia has 12.6× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Malaysia and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 14,569,341. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².