Croatia vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 10.4 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Madagascar about 10 times.
CroatiaMadagascarCroatia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.1× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 10.4× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Croatia is 10.4 times smaller than Madagascar. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Madagascar?
- About 10 times: Madagascar has 10.4× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².