Malawi vs Syria
Syria is 56% larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Syria about 1.6 times.
MalawiSyriaMalawi moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Malawi is 0.64× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.56× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Malawi is 36% smaller than Syria. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Syria?
- About 1.6 times: Syria has 1.56× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 22,216,120. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Syria 138 per km².