Malawi vs Namibia
Namibia is 6.97 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Namibia about 7.0 times.
MalawiNamibiaMalawi moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Malawi is 0.14× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 6.97× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Malawi bigger than Namibia?
- No. Malawi is 6.97 times smaller than Namibia. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Namibia?
- About 7.0 times: Namibia has 6.97× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Malawi or Namibia?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 3,092,816. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².