Cameroon vs Malawi
Cameroon is 4.01 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Cameroon about 4.0 times.
CameroonMalawiCameroon moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
4.01×
Cameroon is 4.01× the area of Malawi.
| Cameroon | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Lilongwe |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Cameroon is 4.01 times larger than Malawi. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.0 times: Cameroon has 4.01× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Cameroon and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 22,216,120. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Malawi 188 per km².