Malaysia vs Somalia
Somalia is 93% larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Somalia about 1.9 times.
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Malaysia is 0.52× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.93× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Mogadishu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Malaysia is 48% smaller than Somalia. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Somalia?
- About 1.9 times: Somalia has 1.93× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 19,654,739. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Somalia 31 per km².