Malaysia vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.86 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Tanzania about 2.9 times.
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0.35×
Malaysia is 0.35× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.86× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Dodoma |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Malaysia is 2.86 times smaller than Tanzania. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.9 times: Tanzania has 2.86× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².