Bolivia vs Madagascar
Bolivia is 87% larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Bolivia about 1.9 times.
BoliviaMadagascarBolivia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
1.87×
Bolivia is 1.87× the area of Madagascar.
| Bolivia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Antananarivo |
| Region | South America | 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. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Madagascar?
- Yes. Bolivia is 87% larger than Madagascar. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.9 times: Bolivia has 1.87× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Bolivia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².