Malawi is 1.03× the size of Benin
Malawi covers about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²) and Benin about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 119,000km²Malawi
- 116,000km²Benin
100 km
- Malawi
- Benin
What fits
- Benin is 97% of the size of Malawi.
- Malawi is larger by 3,280 km² (1,270 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Benin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Malawi is about 3.89, Benin about 3.79.
How they differ
- Malawi also has the larger population: 17.6 million against 14.1 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Malawi against 122 in Benin: Malawi is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,350 km apart.
- Together Malawi and Benin cover 236,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,280 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Benin's density, Malawi would have 14.5 million people (it has 17.6 million). At Malawi's density, Benin would have 17.1 million (it has 14.1 million).
- Benin's centre is 22.8° of latitude, about 2,540 km, farther north than Malawi's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Malawi | 1.03× |
| More people | Malawi | 1.24× |
| More crowded | Malawi | 1.21× |
| Farther north | Benin | 22.8° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Malawi | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 3.89× | 3.79× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.49× | 0.48× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.32× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.32× | 0.31× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.21× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Malawi | Benin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² |
| Population | 17.6 millionWikidata, 2018 | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 122 per km² |
| Official area | 118,000 km²Wikidata | 115,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Porto-Novo; Cotonou |
| Latitude range | 17°S to 9°S | 6°N to 12°N |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 118,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 115,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11