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Antigua and Barbuda vs Madagascar

Madagascar is 1,335 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Madagascar about 1335 times.

Antigua and BarbudaMadagascarAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1,335× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaMadagascar
Area440 km²587,295 km²
Population94,20932,740,678
Density214 / km²56 / km²
CapitalSaint John'sAntananarivo
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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.

Open in the atlasLay Madagascar over Antigua and Barbuda

Questions about this pair

Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Madagascar?
No. Antigua and Barbuda is 1,335 times smaller than Madagascar. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Madagascar?
About 1335 times: Madagascar has 1,335× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Madagascar?
Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².
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