Malawi vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 7.7 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Venezuela about 7.7 times.
MalawiVenezuelaMalawi moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 0.13× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 7.7× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N 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 Venezuela?
- No. Malawi is 7.7 times smaller than Venezuela. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Venezuela?
- About 7.7 times: Venezuela has 7.7× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 22,216,120. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².