Malaysia vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 95% larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into South Sudan about 1.9 times.
MalaysiaSouth SudanMalaysia moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Malaysia is 0.51× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1.95× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Juba |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Malaysia is 49% smaller than South Sudan. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into South Sudan?
- About 1.9 times: South Sudan has 1.95× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 12,188,788. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².