Gambia vs Malawi
Malawi is 10.5 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Malawi about 10 times.
GambiaMalawiGambia moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.1× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 10.5× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Lilongwe |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Malawi?
- No. Gambia is 10.5 times smaller than Malawi. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Malawi?
- About 10 times: Malawi has 10.5× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Malawi 188 per km².