Malaysia is 1.02× the size of Ivory Coast
Malaysia covers about 328,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and Ivory Coast about 321,000 km² (124,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 328,000km²Malaysia
- 321,000km²Ivory Coast
5,000 km
- Malaysia
- Ivory Coast
What fits
- Ivory Coast is 98% of the size of Malaysia.
- Malaysia is larger by 7,210 km² (2,780 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Ivory Coast.
- Measured in Belgiums: Malaysia is about 10.7, Ivory Coast about 10.5.
How they differ
- Malaysia also has the larger population: 34.2 million against 31.2 million, 1.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 104 in Malaysia against 97 in Ivory Coast: Malaysia is 1.07× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,700 km apart.
- Together Malaysia and Ivory Coast cover 649,000 km², close to the size of Afghanistan (642,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,210 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Ivory Coast's density, Malaysia would have 31.9 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Malaysia's density, Ivory Coast would have 33.5 million (it has 31.2 million).
- Ivory Coast's centre is 3.8° of latitude, about 420 km, farther north than Malaysia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Malaysia | 1.02× |
| More people | Malaysia | 1.10× |
| More crowded | Malaysia | 1.07× |
| Farther north | Ivory Coast | 3.8° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Malaysia | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 10.7× | 10.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.34× | 1.32× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.92× | 0.90× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.86× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.59× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.10× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Malaysia | Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 328,000 km²127,000 mi² | 321,000 km²124,000 mi² |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 104 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Official area | 331,000 km²Wikidata | 322,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Putrajaya; Kuala Lumpur | Yamoussoukro |
| Latitude range | 1°N to 7°N | 4°N to 11°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 331,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 328,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 322,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 321,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11