Cambodia vs Malawi
Cambodia is 53% larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Cambodia about 1.5 times.
CambodiaMalawiCambodia moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
1.53×
Cambodia is 1.53× the area of Malawi.
| Cambodia | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Lilongwe |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Cambodia is 53% larger than Malawi. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.5 times: Cambodia has 1.53× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Cambodia and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Malawi 188 per km².