How big is Malta really?
Malta covers 315.84 km² (122 mi²).
- Area
- 315.84 km² (122 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 196 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Seychelles (340.33 km²)
- Population
- 520,000
- People per km²
- 1,646
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.5 times the real size
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Malta vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 25,110 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 25,110 times.
| Malta | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 315.84 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 520,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 1,646 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,930,289 km² | |
Malta vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 768 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 768 times.
| Malta | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 315.84 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 520,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 1,646 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 242,286 km² | |
Malta on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 1.5 times larger than its true size.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 483 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Andorra
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Palau | 377.29 km² | +19% |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 359.57 km² | +14% |
| 194 | Grenada | 354.57 km² | +12% |
| 195 | Seychelles | 340.33 km² | +7.8% |
| 196 | Malta | 315.84 km² | – |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 263.2 km² | -17% |
Malta: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Region | 113.52 km² | 36% |
| Western Region | 81.34 km² | 26% |
| Southern Region | 76.76 km² | 24% |
| Gozo Region | 66.93 km² | 21% |
| Eastern Region | 19.25 km² | 6.1% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 6
Malta in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1194: Malta in the Kingdom of Sicily
- Border changes on the timeline
- 0
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 316 km² (1194–Today)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Malta in the Kingdom of Sicily | 1194–1529 |
| Hospitaller Malta | 1530–1797 |
| Malta under French occupation | 1798–1799 |
| Malta under British protection | 1800–1812 |
| British Malta | 1813–1963 |
| State of Malta | 1964–1973 |
| Republic of Malta | 1974–Today |
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