Eswatini vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 33.8 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Madagascar about 34 times.
EswatiniMadagascarEswatini moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.03× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 33.8× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Eswatini is 33.8 times smaller than Madagascar. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Madagascar?
- About 34 times: Madagascar has 33.8× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².