Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 20.9 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Madagascar about 21 times.
Equatorial GuineaMadagascarEquatorial Guinea moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.05× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 20.9× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Antananarivo |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 20.9 times smaller than Madagascar. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Madagascar?
- About 21 times: Madagascar has 20.9× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².