Malawi vs Vanuatu
Malawi is 9.72 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Malawi about 9.7 times.
MalawiVanuatuMalawi moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
9.72×
Malawi is 9.72× the area of Vanuatu.
| Malawi | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 335,169 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Malawi is 9.72 times larger than Vanuatu. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Malawi?
- About 9.7 times: Malawi has 9.72× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Malawi and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 335,169. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².