Republic of the Congo is 1.05× the size of Malaysia

Republic of the Congo covers about 345,000 km² (133,000 mi²) and Malaysia about 328,000 km² (127,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

345,000km²Republic of the Congo
328,000km²Malaysia

5,000 km

Republic of the Congo
Malaysia

What fits

Malaysia is 95% of the size of Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo is larger by 17,000 km² (6,570 mi²), which is 5.2% of the area of Malaysia.
Measured in Belgiums: Republic of the Congo is about 11.2, Malaysia about 10.7.

How they differ

Republic of the Congo is larger, but Malaysia has the larger population: 34.2 million against 6.1 million, 5.57× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 104 in Malaysia against 18 in Republic of the Congo: Malaysia is 5.86× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,500 km apart.
Together Republic of the Congo and Malaysia cover 673,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 17,000 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
At Malaysia's density, Republic of the Congo would have 36.0 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Republic of the Congo's density, Malaysia would have 5.8 million (it has 34.2 million).
Malaysia's centre is 4.7° of latitude, about 520 km, farther north than Republic of the Congo's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Republic of the Congo	1.05×
More people	Malaysia	5.57×
More crowded	Malaysia	5.86×
Farther north	Malaysia	4.7° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Republic of the Congo	Malaysia
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.2×	10.7×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.41×	1.34×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.96×	0.92×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.92×	0.88×
France 548,000 km²	0.63×	0.60×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.10×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	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

	Republic of the Congo	Malaysia
Area, main territory	345,000 km²133,000 mi²	328,000 km²127,000 mi²
Population	6.1 millionWikidata, 2023	34.2 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	18 per km²	104 per km²
Official area	342,000 km²Wikidata	331,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Brazzaville	Putrajaya; Kuala Lumpur
Latitude range	5°S to 4°N	1°N to 7°N
Continent	Africa	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 345,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 331,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 328,000 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

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