Malawi vs Qatar
Malawi is 10.4 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Malawi about 10 times.
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Malawi is 10.4× the area of Qatar.
| Malawi | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Malawi is 10.4 times larger than Qatar. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Malawi?
- About 10 times: Malawi has 10.4× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Malawi and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 2,972,215. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Qatar 260 per km².