Curaçao vs Malawi
Malawi is 267 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Malawi about 267 times.
CuraçaoMalawiCuraçao moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 267× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Lilongwe |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Curaçao sits at about 12°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 Curaçao bigger than Malawi?
- No. Curaçao is 267 times smaller than Malawi. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Malawi?
- About 267 times: Malawi has 267× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Malawi 188 per km².