Chad vs Malawi
Chad is 10.8 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Chad about 11 times.
ChadMalawiChad moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
10.8×
Chad is 10.8× the area of Malawi.
| Chad | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Lilongwe |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Chad is 10.8 times larger than Malawi. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Chad?
- About 11 times: Chad has 10.8× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Chad and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Malawi 188 per km².