Asia · True size
🇲🇾 Malaysia
2.4×
Malaysia is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
327,626 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#167
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.24%
On the old map
Malaysia looks about the same size as Bangladesh on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Malaysia at the size the old map gives it, next to Bangladesh's true size. Malaysia's real area is 327,626 km² — Bangladesh is 135,676 km².
By area
Malaysia is big enough to fit Poland inside it, by area — 312,571 km² combined.
Malaysia would fit inside Vietnam, Finland and Germany, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Malaysia 4.6 times. South Korea fits inside Malaysia 3.4 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Malaysia's middle sits at 4°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Malaysia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.