Burundi vs Malawi
Malawi is 4.26 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Malawi about 4.3 times.
BurundiMalawiBurundi moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.23× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 4.26× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Lilongwe |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Malawi?
- No. Burundi is 4.26 times smaller than Malawi. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Malawi?
- About 4.3 times: Malawi has 4.26× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Malawi 188 per km².