Fujian is 1.01× the size of Malawi
Fujian (province of China) covers about 121,000 km² (46,600 mi²) and Malawi (Africa) about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 121,000km²Fujian
- 119,000km²Malawi
100 km
- Fujian
- Malawi
What fits
- Malawi is 99% of the size of Fujian.
- Fujian is larger by 1,330 km² (512 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Malawi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Fujian is about 3.94, Malawi about 3.89.
How they differ
- Fujian also has the larger population: 41.5 million against 17.6 million, 2.37× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 344 in Fujian against 147 in Malawi: Fujian is 2.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Fujian at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Malawi at 13°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Fujian as 1.19× the size of Malawi instead of 1.01×.
- Together Fujian and Malawi cover 240,000 km², close to the size of Ghana (239,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,330 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Malawi's density, Fujian would have 17.8 million people (it has 41.5 million). At Fujian's density, Malawi would have 41.1 million (it has 17.6 million).
- Fujian's centre is 39.3° of latitude, about 4,370 km, farther north than Malawi's.
- Fujian is the 23rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Malawi ranks 102nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Fujian lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,370 km) north of Malawi, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Fujian would have about 2,910 m² and each person in Malawi about 6,800 m².
- Laid side by side, Fujian and Malawi would cover 240,000 km², about the same size as Ghana.
- Together they have 59.1 million people, about as many people as Italy.
- Counted as a country, Fujian would rank 101st by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Fujian | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 121,000 km²46,600 mi² | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² |
| Official area | 121,000 km²Wikidata | 118,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 31in China | 101st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 41.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 17.6 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 31in China | 68th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 344 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Capital | Fuzhou | Lilongwe |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 17°S to 9°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2018. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 121,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 118,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12