Malawi vs Puerto Rico
Malawi is 13 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Malawi about 13 times.
MalawiPuerto RicoMalawi moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 13× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Malawi | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Malawi is 13 times larger than Puerto Rico. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Malawi?
- About 13 times: Malawi has 13× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Malawi and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 3,184,835. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².