Guyana vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2.73 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Madagascar about 2.7 times.
GuyanaMadagascarGuyana moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 0.37× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2.73× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Antananarivo |
| Region | South America | 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. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Guyana is 2.73 times smaller than Madagascar. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Madagascar?
- About 2.7 times: Madagascar has 2.73× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².