Anguilla vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 6,454 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Madagascar about 6454 times.
AnguillaMadagascarAnguilla moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 6,454× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Antananarivo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Anguilla bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Anguilla is 6,454 times smaller than Madagascar. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Madagascar?
- About 6454 times: Madagascar has 6,454× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Anguilla or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².