Malawi vs Panama
Malawi is 60% larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Malawi about 1.6 times.
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1.6×
Malawi is 1.6× the area of Panama.
| Malawi | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Panama City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Panama at 9° 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 Panama?
- Yes. Malawi is 60% larger than Panama. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Malawi?
- About 1.6 times: Malawi has 1.6× the area of Panama.
- Why do Malawi and Panama 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 Panama 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 Panama?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 4,571,189. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Panama 62 per km².