Eritrea vs Malawi
Malawi and Eritrea are almost exactly the same size.
EritreaMalawiEritrea moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.99× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 1.01× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Malawi?
- No. Eritrea and Malawi are almost exactly the same size. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Malawi?
- About 1.0 times: Malawi has 1.01× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Malawi 188 per km².