Country size comparison
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Washington is about 1.4 times bigger than Malawi.
Malawi is approximately 118,484 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 45% larger than Malawi. Meanwhile, the population of Malawi is ~20.8 million people (14.1 million fewer people live in Washington).
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