Malawi vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 49% larger than Malawi.
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Malawi is 0.67× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.49× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Malawi is 33% smaller than Uruguay. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.5 times: Uruguay has 1.49× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 3,384,688. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².