Benin vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5.12 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Madagascar about 5.1 times.
BeninMadagascarBenin moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 0.2× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5.12× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Benin is 5.12 times smaller than Madagascar. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.1 times: Madagascar has 5.12× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².