Djibouti vs Malawi
Malawi is 5.11 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Malawi about 5.1 times.
DjiboutiMalawiDjibouti moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.2× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 5.11× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Lilongwe |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Malawi?
- No. Djibouti is 5.11 times smaller than Malawi. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Malawi?
- About 5.1 times: Malawi has 5.11× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Malawi 188 per km².