Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 6.8 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Saudi Arabia about 6.8 times.
MalaysiaSaudi ArabiaMalaysia moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Malaysia is 0.15× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 6.8× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Riyadh |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Malaysia is 6.8 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 6.8 times: Saudi Arabia has 6.8× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².