Egypt vs Malawi
Egypt is 8.53 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Egypt about 8.5 times.
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8.53×
Egypt is 8.53× the area of Malawi.
| Egypt | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Lilongwe |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Egypt is 8.53 times larger than Malawi. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Egypt?
- About 8.5 times: Egypt has 8.53× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Egypt and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Malawi?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 22,216,120. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Malawi 188 per km².