Malaysia vs Tunisia
Malaysia is 2.02 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Malaysia about 2.0 times.
MalaysiaTunisiaMalaysia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
2.02×
Malaysia is 2.02× the area of Tunisia.
| Malaysia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Tunis |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Malaysia is 2.02 times larger than Tunisia. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Malaysia?
- About 2.0 times: Malaysia has 2.02× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Malaysia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 12,348,573. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².