Aruba vs Malawi
Malawi is 662 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Malawi about 662 times.
ArubaMalawiAruba moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 662× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Malawi?
- No. Aruba is 662 times smaller than Malawi. Aruba covers 179 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Malawi?
- About 662 times: Malawi has 662× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Malawi 188 per km².