Malawi is 1.03× the size of Ohio
Malawi (Africa) covers about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²) and Ohio (state of the United States) about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 119,000km²Malawi
- 116,000km²Ohio
100 km
- Malawi
- Ohio
What fits
- Ohio is 97% of the size of Malawi.
- Malawi is larger by 3,350 km² (1,290 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of Ohio.
- Measured in Belgiums: Malawi is about 3.89, Ohio about 3.78.
How they differ
- Malawi also has the larger population: 17.6 million against 11.8 million, 1.49× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Malawi against 102 in Ohio: Malawi is 1.45× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ohio looks larger than Malawi: Malawi at 13°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Ohio at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Ohio as 1.59× the size of Malawi, when Malawi is 1.03× the size of Ohio.
- Together Malawi and Ohio cover 235,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,350 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Ohio's density, Malawi would have 12.1 million people (it has 17.6 million). At Malawi's density, Ohio would have 17.1 million (it has 11.8 million).
- Ohio's centre is 53.6° of latitude, about 5,960 km, farther north than Malawi's.
- Malawi ranks 102nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ohio is the 34th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Ohio lies about 54° of latitude (roughly 5,960 km) north of Malawi, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Malawi would have about 6,800 m² and each person in Ohio about 9,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Malawi and Ohio would cover 235,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 29.4 million people, about as many people as Nepal.
- Counted as a country, Ohio would rank 103rd by area and 81st by population.
Side by side
| Malawi | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² |
| Official area | 118,000 km²Wikidata | 116,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 101st of 239worldwide | 34th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 17.6 millionWikidata, 2018 | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 68th of 237worldwide | 7th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 147 per km² | 102 per km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Columbus |
| Latitude range | 17°S to 9°S | 38°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020. 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 116,000 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 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