Malawi vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 8.0 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Tanzania about 8.0 times.
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Malawi is 0.13× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 8.0× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Malawi is 8.0 times smaller than Tanzania. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Tanzania?
- About 8.0 times: Tanzania has 8.0× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 22,216,120. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².