Chile vs Madagascar
Chile is 29% larger than Madagascar.
ChileMadagascarChile moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
1.29×
Chile is 1.29× the area of Madagascar.
| Chile | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Antananarivo |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Madagascar?
- Yes. Chile is 29% larger than Madagascar. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Chile?
- About 1.3 times: Chile has 1.29× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Chile and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².