Country size comparison

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Malaysia is about 13 times bigger than Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, making Malaysia 1,152% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~14.6 million people (21.4 million more people live in Malaysia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Malaysia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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