Mali vs Namibia
Mali is 50% larger than Namibia. Namibia would fit into Mali about 1.5 times.
MaliNamibiaMali moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
1.5×
Mali is 1.5× the area of Namibia.
| Mali | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Windhoek |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Mali bigger than Namibia?
- Yes. Mali is 50% larger than Namibia. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Mali?
- About 1.5 times: Mali has 1.5× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Mali and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Mali or Namibia?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 3,092,816. Density: Mali 20 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².