Malaysia vs Uganda
Malaysia is 37% larger than Uganda.
MalaysiaUgandaMalaysia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Malaysia is 1.37× the area of Uganda.
| Malaysia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Kampala |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Malaysia is 37% larger than Uganda. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.4 times: Malaysia has 1.37× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Malaysia and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Uganda 213 per km².