Ethiopia vs Madagascar
Ethiopia is 88% larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Ethiopia about 1.9 times.
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1.88×
Ethiopia is 1.88× the area of Madagascar.
| Ethiopia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Madagascar?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 88% larger than Madagascar. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.9 times: Ethiopia has 1.88× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Ethiopia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 32,740,678. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².