Malawi vs Palau
Malawi is 254 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Malawi about 254 times.
MalawiPalauMalawi moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 254× the area of Palau.
| Malawi | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 17,663 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Koror |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Malawi is 254 times larger than Palau. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Malawi?
- About 254 times: Malawi has 254× the area of Palau.
- Why do Malawi and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 17,663. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Palau 38 per km².