Greece vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 4.45 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Madagascar about 4.5 times.
GreeceMadagascarGreece moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.22× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 4.45× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Greece is 4.45 times smaller than Madagascar. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Madagascar?
- About 4.5 times: Madagascar has 4.45× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Greece 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, Greece or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².