Malaysia vs Sweden
Sweden is 35% larger than Malaysia.
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0.74×
Malaysia is 0.74× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 1.35× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Stockholm |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Malaysia. 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 Sweden?
- No. Malaysia is 26% smaller than Sweden. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Sweden?
- About 1.4 times: Sweden has 1.35× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Malaysia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Malaysia or Sweden?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 10,596,620. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Sweden 24 per km².