Guyana vs Malawi
Guyana is 81% larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Guyana about 1.8 times.
GuyanaMalawiGuyana moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
1.81×
Guyana is 1.81× the area of Malawi.
| Guyana | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Lilongwe |
| Region | South America | 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. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Malawi?
- Yes. Guyana is 81% larger than Malawi. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Guyana?
- About 1.8 times: Guyana has 1.81× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Guyana and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Malawi 188 per km².