Aruba vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 3,281 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Madagascar about 3281 times.
ArubaMadagascarAruba moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 3,281× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Aruba is 3,281 times smaller than Madagascar. Aruba covers 179 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Madagascar?
- About 3281 times: Madagascar has 3,281× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².