Country size comparison

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Malaysia is about 27 times bigger than Vanuatu.

Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, making Malaysia 2,606% larger than Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (33.6 million more people live in Malaysia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Vanuatu vs. Malaysia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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