Kuwait vs Malawi
Malawi is 6.65 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Malawi about 6.6 times.
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Kuwait is 0.15× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 6.65× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Lilongwe |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Kuwait sits at about 29°N and is stretched to 1.32× 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 Kuwait bigger than Malawi?
- No. Kuwait is 6.65 times smaller than Malawi. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Malawi?
- About 6.6 times: Malawi has 6.65× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kuwait is drawn about 1.32× 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, Kuwait or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Malawi 188 per km².