Eritrea vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 4.99 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Madagascar about 5.0 times.
EritreaMadagascarEritrea moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.2× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 4.99× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Eritrea is 4.99 times smaller than Madagascar. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.0 times: Madagascar has 4.99× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².