New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America, whereas Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Jersey and Malaysia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Malaysia?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Malaysia is 127,724 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Malaysia by 119,001.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 14.64 times smaller than Malaysia.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Malaysia: 127,724 sq mi ( 330,803 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Malaysia as of 2020, was estimated to be around 32,365,998.
Here is some more data comparison between New Jersey and Malaysia.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Malaysia: Malaysian
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Malaysia: Malaysian
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Malaysia: MY
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Malaysia as of 2019: 0.810
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Malaysia Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Malaysia:
2° 30′ 0″ N, 112° 30′ 0″ E
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