Bhutan vs Malawi
Malawi is 3.09 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Malawi about 3.1 times.
BhutanMalawiBhutan moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.32× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 3.09× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Lilongwe |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Malawi?
- No. Bhutan is 3.09 times smaller than Malawi. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Malawi?
- About 3.1 times: Malawi has 3.09× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Malawi 188 per km².