Faroe Islands vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 420 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Madagascar about 420 times.
Faroe IslandsMadagascarFaroe Islands moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 420× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Antananarivo |
| Region | Northern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Faroe Islands is 420 times smaller than Madagascar. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 420 times: Madagascar has 420× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².