Malaysia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 18% larger than Malaysia.
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Malaysia is 0.85× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.18× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Harare |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Malaysia is 15% smaller than Zimbabwe. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.2 times: Zimbabwe has 1.18× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 16,950,795. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².