Malta vs Palestine
Palestine is 26 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Palestine about 26 times.
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Malta is 0.04× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 26× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× its true area; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Malta bigger than Palestine?
- No. Malta is 26 times smaller than Palestine. Malta covers 316 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Palestine?
- About 26 times: Palestine has 26× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Palestine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× its true area there and Palestine about 1.39×. 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, Malta or Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 579,704. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Palestine 659 per km².