Gabon vs Malawi
Gabon is 2.26 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Gabon about 2.3 times.
GabonMalawiGabon moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
2.26×
Gabon is 2.26× the area of Malawi.
| Gabon | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Lilongwe |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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 Gabon bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Gabon is 2.26 times larger than Malawi. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Gabon?
- About 2.3 times: Gabon has 2.26× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Gabon and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Malawi 188 per km².