Armenia vs Madagascar

Madagascar is 19.7 times larger than Armenia. Armenia would fit into Madagascar about 20 times.

ArmeniaMadagascarArmenia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Armenia is 0.05× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 19.7× the size of Armenia.
ArmeniaMadagascar
Area29,743 km²587,295 km²
Population3,086,70032,740,678
Density104 / km²56 / km²
CapitalYerevanAntananarivo
RegionWestern AsiaEastern Africa
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours40

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Armenia sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Armenia 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 Armenia bigger than Madagascar?
No. Armenia is 19.7 times smaller than Madagascar. Armenia covers 29,743 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
How many times does Armenia fit into Madagascar?
About 20 times: Madagascar has 19.7× the area of Armenia.
Why do Armenia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Armenia is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Armenia 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, Armenia or Madagascar?
Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,086,700. Density: Armenia 104 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².