Country size comparison

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Alabama is around the same size as Malawi.

Malawi is approximately 118,484 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 11% larger than Malawi. Meanwhile, the population of Malawi is ~20.8 million people (16.0 million fewer people live in Alabama).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malawi vs. Alabama uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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