Cambodia vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 3.24 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Madagascar about 3.2 times.
CambodiaMadagascarCambodia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Cambodia is 0.31× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 3.24× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Antananarivo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Cambodia is 3.24 times smaller than Madagascar. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Madagascar?
- About 3.2 times: Madagascar has 3.24× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².