United Arab Emirates is about 265 times bigger than Malta.

Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 26,356% larger than Malta. Meanwhile, the population of Malta is ~464,186 people (9.5 million more people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malta vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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