Belgium vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 19.1 times larger than Belgium. Belgium would fit into Madagascar about 19 times.
BelgiumMadagascarBelgium moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Belgium is 0.05× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 19.1× the size of Belgium.
| Belgium | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,688 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 11,941,781 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 389 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belgium sits at about 51°N and is stretched to 2.49× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Belgium 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 Belgium bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Belgium is 19.1 times smaller than Madagascar. Belgium covers 30,688 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Belgium fit into Madagascar?
- About 19 times: Madagascar has 19.1× the area of Belgium.
- Why do Belgium and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belgium is drawn about 2.49× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Belgium 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, Belgium or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 11,941,781. Density: Belgium 389 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².