Afghanistan vs Malawi
Afghanistan is 5.5 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Afghanistan about 5.5 times.
AfghanistanMalawiAfghanistan moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5.5× the area of Malawi.
| Afghanistan | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Lilongwe |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.5 times larger than Malawi. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5.5 times: Afghanistan has 5.5× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Afghanistan and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Malawi about 1.06×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 22,216,120. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Malawi 188 per km².