Ecuador vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2.28 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Madagascar about 2.3 times.
EcuadorMadagascarEcuador moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.44× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2.28× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Antananarivo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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 Ecuador bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Ecuador is 2.28 times smaller than Madagascar. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Madagascar?
- About 2.3 times: Madagascar has 2.28× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².