Indonesia vs Madagascar
Indonesia is 3.24 times larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Indonesia about 3.2 times.
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3.24×
Indonesia is 3.24× the area of Madagascar.
| Indonesia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Antananarivo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Madagascar?
- Yes. Indonesia is 3.24 times larger than Madagascar. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Indonesia?
- About 3.2 times: Indonesia has 3.24× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Indonesia and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Madagascar?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 32,740,678. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².