Belize vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 25.6 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Madagascar about 26 times.
BelizeMadagascarBelize moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.04× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 25.6× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Antananarivo |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Belize is 25.6 times smaller than Madagascar. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Madagascar?
- About 26 times: Madagascar has 25.6× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².