California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Malaysia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Malaysia?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Malaysia is 127,724 sq mi. California is bigger than Malaysia by 35,972 sq mi. California is around 1.29 times bigger than Malaysia.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Malaysia: 127,724 sq mi ( 330,803 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Malaysia as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 33,114,795.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Malaysia.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
Official Languages
California: English
Malaysia: Malaysian
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Malaysia: Malaysian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Malaysia: MY
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Malaysia as of 2019: 0.810
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Malaysia Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Malaysia:
2° 30′ 0″ N, 112° 30′ 0″ E
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