Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi
Malawi is 3.28 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Malawi about 3.3 times.
Guinea-BissauMalawiGuinea-Bissau moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.3× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 3.28× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Lilongwe |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Malawi?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 3.28 times smaller than Malawi. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Malawi?
- About 3.3 times: Malawi has 3.28× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Malawi 188 per km².