Malawi vs Pitcairn Islands
Malawi is 2,521 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Malawi about 2521 times.
MalawiPitcairn IslandsMalawi moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 2,521× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Malawi | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 50 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Adamstown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Malawi is 2,521 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Malawi?
- About 2521 times: Malawi has 2,521× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Malawi and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 50. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².