Austria vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 7.0 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Madagascar about 7.0 times.
AustriaMadagascarAustria moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Austria is 0.14× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 7.0× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Austria 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 Austria bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Austria is 7.0 times smaller than Madagascar. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Madagascar?
- About 7.0 times: Madagascar has 7.0× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Austria 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, Austria or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².