Country size comparison

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Somalia is about 1.9 times bigger than Malaysia.

Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, while Somalia is approximately 637,657 sq km, making Somalia 93% larger than Malaysia. Meanwhile, the population of Malaysia is ~33.9 million people (21.5 million fewer people live in Somalia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malaysia vs. Somalia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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