Albania vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 20.4 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Madagascar about 20 times.
AlbaniaMadagascarAlbania moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 0.05× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 20.4× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Albania looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Albania bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Albania is 20.4 times smaller than Madagascar. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Madagascar?
- About 20 times: Madagascar has 20.4× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Albania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Albania or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².