Equatorial Guinea vs Malawi
Malawi is 4.22 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Malawi about 4.2 times.
Equatorial GuineaMalawiEquatorial Guinea moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.24× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 4.22× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Lilongwe |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Malawi?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 4.22 times smaller than Malawi. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Malawi?
- About 4.2 times: Malawi has 4.22× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Malawi 188 per km².