Guam vs Malawi
Malawi is 218 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Malawi about 218 times.
GuamMalawiGuam moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 218× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Lilongwe |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Malawi?
- No. Guam is 218 times smaller than Malawi. Guam covers 544 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Malawi?
- About 218 times: Malawi has 218× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Malawi 188 per km².