Malaysia vs Syria
Malaysia is 79% larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Malaysia about 1.8 times.
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1.79×
Malaysia is 1.79× the area of Syria.
| Malaysia | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Damascus |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Malaysia is 79% larger than Syria. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.8 times: Malaysia has 1.79× the area of Syria.
- Why do Malaysia and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 25,620,427. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Syria 138 per km².