Guatemala vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5.39 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Madagascar about 5.4 times.
GuatemalaMadagascarGuatemala moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 0.19× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5.39× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Antananarivo |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Guatemala is 5.39 times smaller than Madagascar. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.4 times: Madagascar has 5.39× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².