Denmark vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 13.7 times larger than Denmark. Denmark would fit into Madagascar about 14 times.
DenmarkMadagascarDenmark moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Denmark is 0.07× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 13.7× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Antananarivo |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Denmark 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 Denmark bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Denmark is 13.7 times smaller than Madagascar. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Madagascar?
- About 14 times: Madagascar has 13.7× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Denmark 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, Denmark or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 6,009,169. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².