Country size comparison

compared to

Malaysia is about 199 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, making Malaysia 19,786% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. Malaysia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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