Malaysia vs Zambia
Zambia is 2.28 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Zambia about 2.3 times.
MalaysiaZambiaMalaysia moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Malaysia is 0.44× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 2.28× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Lusaka |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Malaysia is 2.28 times smaller than Zambia. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Zambia?
- About 2.3 times: Zambia has 2.28× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 21,913,874. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Zambia 29 per km².