Hungary vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 6.31 times larger than Hungary. Hungary would fit into Madagascar about 6.3 times.
HungaryMadagascarHungary moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Hungary is 0.16× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 6.31× the size of Hungary.
| Hungary | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,011 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 9,514,251 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 102 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Budapest | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Hungary 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 Hungary bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Hungary is 6.31 times smaller than Madagascar. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Hungary fit into Madagascar?
- About 6.3 times: Madagascar has 6.31× the area of Hungary.
- Why do Hungary and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Hungary 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, Hungary or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 9,514,251. Density: Hungary 102 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².