Cyprus vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 63.5 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Madagascar about 64 times.
CyprusMadagascarCyprus moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.02× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 63.5× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Cyprus is 63.5 times smaller than Madagascar. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Madagascar?
- About 64 times: Madagascar has 63.5× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².