Malaysia vs Senegal
Malaysia is 68% larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Malaysia about 1.7 times.
MalaysiaSenegalMalaysia moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
1.68×
Malaysia is 1.68× the area of Senegal.
| Malaysia | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Dakar |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Malaysia is 68% larger than Senegal. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.7 times: Malaysia has 1.68× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Malaysia and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 18,931,966. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Senegal 96 per km².