Malawi vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.43 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Paraguay about 3.4 times.
MalawiParaguayMalawi moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 0.29× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.43× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Asuncion |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Malawi is 3.43 times smaller than Paraguay. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.4 times: Paraguay has 3.43× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 7,013,078. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².