Kiribati vs Malawi
Malawi is 146 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Malawi about 146 times.
KiribatiMalawiKiribati moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 146× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kiribati bigger than Malawi?
- No. Kiribati is 146 times smaller than Malawi. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Malawi?
- About 146 times: Malawi has 146× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kiribati or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Malawi 188 per km².