Country size comparison

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Malaysia is about 11 times bigger than Belgium.

Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, making Malaysia 980% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.8 million people (22.0 million more people live in Malaysia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Belgium vs. Malaysia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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