Malawi vs US Virgin Islands
Malawi is 342 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Malawi about 342 times.
MalawiUS Virgin IslandsMalawi moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 342× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Malawi | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 103,792 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Malawi is 342 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Malawi?
- About 342 times: Malawi has 342× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Malawi and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 103,792. Density: Malawi 188 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².