Bahamas vs Malawi
Malawi is 8.54 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Malawi about 8.5 times.
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Bahamas is 0.12× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 8.54× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Malawi?
- No. Bahamas is 8.54 times smaller than Malawi. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Malawi?
- About 8.5 times: Malawi has 8.54× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Malawi 188 per km².