Eswatini vs Malta
Eswatini is 54.9 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Eswatini about 55 times.
EswatiniMaltaEswatini moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
54.9×
Eswatini is 54.9× the area of Malta.
| Eswatini | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 579,704 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Valletta |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Eswatini bigger than Malta?
- Yes. Eswatini is 54.9 times larger than Malta. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Eswatini?
- About 55 times: Eswatini has 54.9× the area of Malta.
- Why do Eswatini and Malta look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Malta about 1.52×. 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, Eswatini or Malta?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 579,704. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².