Malaysia vs Vietnam: Land area

Malaysia

328,550 sq. km

in 2023

Vietnam

313,429 sq. km

in 2023

Malaysia rank

66th

Vietnam rank

68th

Land area over time

Malaysia
Vietnam

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 328,550 sq. km against 313,429 sq. km in Vietnam, a difference of 15,121 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 66th and Vietnam ranks 68th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Malaysia
Land area in Vietnam
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.