Malawi vs Nepal
Nepal is 24% larger than Malawi.
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0.81×
Malawi is 0.81× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.24× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Kathmandu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Malawi is 19% smaller than Nepal. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Nepal?
- About 1.2 times: Nepal has 1.24× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 22,216,120. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Nepal 201 per km².