Colombia vs Malawi
Colombia is 9.64 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Colombia about 9.6 times.
ColombiaMalawiColombia moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 9.64× the area of Malawi.
| Colombia | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Lilongwe |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Colombia is 9.64 times larger than Malawi. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Colombia?
- About 9.6 times: Colombia has 9.64× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Colombia and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Malawi?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 22,216,120. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Malawi 188 per km².