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title: "Germany vs Malaysia — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Malaysia is 329,847 km² with 35,977,838. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-malaysia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Malaysia

**Germany vs Malaysia: Germany is larger; Germany has more people**

357,022 km² vs 329,847 km² · 83,491,249 vs 35,977,838

Germany is slightly larger, by 8.2% — 357,022 against 329,847 km². Germany is 2.3 times more populous than Malaysia — 83,491,249 against 35,977,838 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Malaysia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Kuala Lumpur (national); Putrajaya (administrative) |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 329,847 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 35,977,838 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 109.1 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Malaysian ringgit (MYR) |
| Official languages | German | English, Malay |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+08:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +60 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | MY / MYS |

## Population density

Germany is 2.1 times more densely populated than Malaysia — 234 against 109 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- They drive on opposite sides — Germany on the right, Malaysia on the left.
- Different currencies: the Euro and the Malaysian ringgit.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

## Malaysia

Split between the Malay Peninsula and northern Borneo, separated by about 640 km of the South China Sea. Mount Kinabalu on Borneo is 4,095 m and still rising a few millimetres a year. The rainforest here is estimated at 130 million years old, among the oldest on Earth.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Germany bigger than Malaysia?

Germany is larger — 357,022 km² against 329,847 km².

### Which has more people, Germany or Malaysia?

Germany, with 83,491,249 against 35,977,838.

### What is the time difference between Germany and Malaysia?

Germany is UTC+01:00 and Malaysia is UTC+08:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [Malaysia](https://atoneplace.net/country/malaysia/)
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- [Germany vs India](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-india/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]