Guinea vs Malawi
Guinea is 2.08 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Guinea about 2.1 times.
GuineaMalawiGuinea moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
2.08×
Guinea is 2.08× the area of Malawi.
| Guinea | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Lilongwe |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Guinea is 2.08 times larger than Malawi. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Guinea?
- About 2.1 times: Guinea has 2.08× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Guinea and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Malawi 188 per km².