Finland vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 74% larger than Finland. Finland would fit into Madagascar about 1.7 times.
FinlandMadagascarFinland moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.58×
Finland is 0.58× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1.74× the size of Finland.
| Finland | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 338,478 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 5,646,436 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 17 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Antananarivo |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Finland sits at about 64°N and is stretched to 5.3× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Finland 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 Finland bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Finland is 42% smaller than Madagascar. Finland covers 338,478 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Finland fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.7 times: Madagascar has 1.74× the area of Finland.
- Why do Finland and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Finland is drawn about 5.3× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Finland 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, Finland or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 5,646,436. Density: Finland 17 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².