Malaysia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 2.76 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Venezuela about 2.8 times.
MalaysiaVenezuelaMalaysia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Malaysia is 0.36× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 2.76× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Caracas |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Malaysia is 2.76 times smaller than Venezuela. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Venezuela?
- About 2.8 times: Venezuela has 2.76× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 28,516,896. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².