Colombia vs Madagascar
Colombia is 94% larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Colombia about 1.9 times.
ColombiaMadagascarColombia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
1.94×
Colombia is 1.94× the area of Madagascar.
| Colombia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Antananarivo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Madagascar?
- Yes. Colombia is 94% larger than Madagascar. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Colombia?
- About 1.9 times: Colombia has 1.94× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Colombia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Madagascar?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 32,740,678. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².