Lithuania vs Malawi
Malawi is 81% larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Malawi about 1.8 times.
LithuaniaMalawiLithuania moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Lithuania is 0.55× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 1.81× the size of Lithuania.
| Lithuania | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,300 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 2,888,774 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Vilnius | Lilongwe |
| Region | Northern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lithuania sits at about 55°N and is stretched to 3.09× its true area; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to Malawi. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Lithuania bigger than Malawi?
- No. Lithuania is 45% smaller than Malawi. Lithuania covers 65,300 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Malawi?
- About 1.8 times: Malawi has 1.81× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Lithuania and Malawi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lithuania is drawn about 3.09× its true area there and Malawi about 1.06×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Malawi. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Lithuania or Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 2,888,774. Density: Lithuania 44 per km², Malawi 188 per km².