Barbados vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 1,338 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Madagascar about 1338 times.
BarbadosMadagascarBarbados moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1,338× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Barbados is 1,338 times smaller than Madagascar. Barbados covers 439 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Madagascar?
- About 1338 times: Madagascar has 1,338× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².