Malaysia is 2.10× the size of Shanxi
Malaysia (Asia) covers about 328,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and Shanxi (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 328,000km²Malaysia
- 156,000km²Shanxi
5,000 km
- Malaysia
- Shanxi
What fits
- Shanxi fits inside Malaysia about 2.10 times by area.
- Malaysia is larger by 172,000 km² (66,300 mi²), which is 110% of the area of Shanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Malaysia is about 10.7, Shanxi about 5.09.
How they differ
- Malaysia is larger, but Shanxi has the larger population: 34.9 million against 34.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 104 in Malaysia: Shanxi is 2.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,760 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Malaysia at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Shanxi at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Malaysia as 1.33× the size of Shanxi instead of 2.10×.
- Together Malaysia and Shanxi cover 484,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 172,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Shanxi's density, Malaysia would have 73.3 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Malaysia's density, Shanxi would have 16.3 million (it has 34.9 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 33.7° of latitude, about 3,750 km, farther north than Malaysia's.
- Malaysia ranks 69th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanxi is the 19th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,750 km) north of Malaysia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Malaysia would have about 9,580 m² and each person in Shanxi about 4,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Malaysia and Shanxi would cover 484,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 69.1 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Shanxi would rank 93rd by area and 42nd by population.
Side by side
| Malaysia | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 328,000 km²127,000 mi² | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² |
| Official area | 331,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 68th of 239worldwide | 19th of 31in China |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 43rd of 237worldwide | 18th of 31in China |
| Density | 104 per km² | 224 per km² |
| Capital | Putrajaya; Kuala Lumpur | Taiyuan |
| Latitude range | 1°N to 7°N | 35°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. 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 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 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