Antigua and Barbuda vs Malawi
Malawi is 269 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Malawi about 269 times.
Antigua and BarbudaMalawiAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 269× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Lilongwe |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Malawi?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 269 times smaller than Malawi. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Malawi?
- About 269 times: Malawi has 269× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Malawi 188 per km².