Congo vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 72% larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Madagascar about 1.7 times.
CongoMadagascarCongo moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.58×
Congo is 0.58× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1.72× the size of Congo.
| Congo | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Antananarivo |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Congo is 42% smaller than Madagascar. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.7 times: Madagascar has 1.72× the area of Congo.
- Why do Congo and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².