Malawi vs Timor-Leste
Malawi is 7.94 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Malawi about 7.9 times.
MalawiTimor-LesteMalawi moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 7.94× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Malawi | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern 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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Malawi is 7.94 times larger than Timor-Leste. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Malawi?
- About 7.9 times: Malawi has 7.94× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Malawi and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 1,418,517. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².