Malta vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is 1,421 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Uzbekistan about 1421 times.

MaltaUzbekistanMalta moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 0.0× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1,421× the size of Malta.
MaltaUzbekistan
Area316 km²448,978 km²
Population579,70437,053,428
Density1,835 / km²83 / km²
CapitalVallettaTashkent
RegionSouthern EuropeCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours05

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
No. Malta is 1,421 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Malta covers 316 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Malta fit into Uzbekistan?
About 1421 times: Uzbekistan has 1,421× the area of Malta.
Why do Malta and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 579,704. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².