Barbados vs Malawi
Malawi is 270 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Malawi about 270 times.
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 270× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Malawi?
- No. Barbados is 270 times smaller than Malawi. Barbados covers 439 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Malawi?
- About 270 times: Malawi has 270× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Malawi 188 per km².