Egypt vs Madagascar
Egypt is 72% larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Egypt about 1.7 times.
EgyptMadagascarEgypt moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
1.72×
Egypt is 1.72× the area of Madagascar.
| Egypt | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Antananarivo |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Madagascar?
- Yes. Egypt is 72% larger than Madagascar. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Egypt?
- About 1.7 times: Egypt has 1.72× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Egypt and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Madagascar?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 32,740,678. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².