Comoros vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 289 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Madagascar about 289 times.
ComorosMadagascarComoros moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 289× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Comoros is 289 times smaller than Madagascar. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Madagascar?
- About 289 times: Madagascar has 289× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².