Malaysia vs Sudan
Sudan is 5.7 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Sudan about 5.7 times.
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0.18×
Malaysia is 0.18× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 5.7× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Khartoum |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Malaysia is 5.7 times smaller than Sudan. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Sudan?
- About 5.7 times: Sudan has 5.7× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Sudan 27 per km².