Malaysia is 1.01× the size of Maranhão
Malaysia (Asia) covers about 328,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and Maranhão (state of Brazil) about 326,000 km² (126,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 328,000km²Malaysia
- 326,000km²Maranhão
5,000 km
- Malaysia
- Maranhão
What fits
- Maranhão is 99% of the size of Malaysia.
- Malaysia is larger by 1,750 km² (676 mi²), which is 0.5% of the area of Maranhão.
- Measured in Belgiums: Malaysia is about 10.7, Maranhão about 10.6.
How they differ
- Malaysia also has the larger population: 34.2 million against 6.8 million, 5.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 104 in Malaysia against 21 in Maranhão: Malaysia is 5.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,200 km apart.
- Together Malaysia and Maranhão cover 654,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- At Maranhão's density, Malaysia would have 6.8 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Malaysia's density, Maranhão would have 34.0 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Malaysia's centre is 8.9° of latitude, about 990 km, farther north than Maranhão's.
- Malaysia ranks 69th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maranhão is the 8th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 3.8% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Malaysia lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 990 km) north of Maranhão, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Malaysia would have about 9,580 m² and each person in Maranhão about 48,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Malaysia and Maranhão would cover 654,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 41.0 million people, about as many people as Ukraine.
- Counted as a country, Maranhão would rank 69th by area and 108th by population.
Side by side
| Malaysia | Maranhão | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 328,000 km²127,000 mi² | 326,000 km²126,000 mi² |
| Official area | 331,000 km²Wikidata | 332,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 68th of 239worldwide | 8th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 43rd of 237worldwide | 12th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 104 per km² | 21 per km² |
| Capital | Putrajaya; Kuala Lumpur | São Luís |
| Latitude range | 1°N to 7°N | 10°S to 1°S |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. 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 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 326,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12