Malaysia vs Taiwan
Malaysia is 9.14 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Malaysia about 9.1 times.
MalaysiaTaiwanMalaysia moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
9.14×
Malaysia is 9.14× the area of Taiwan.
| Malaysia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Taipei |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Malaysia is 9.14 times larger than Taiwan. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Malaysia?
- About 9.1 times: Malaysia has 9.14× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Malaysia and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 23,262,544. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².