Azerbaijan vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 6.78 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Madagascar about 6.8 times.
AzerbaijanMadagascarAzerbaijan moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.15× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 6.78× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Azerbaijan is 6.78 times smaller than Madagascar. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Madagascar?
- About 6.8 times: Madagascar has 6.78× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Azerbaijan 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, Azerbaijan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².