Iraq vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 34% larger than Iraq.
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0.74×
Iraq is 0.74× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1.34× the size of Iraq.
| Iraq | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Iraq is 26% smaller than Madagascar. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Iraq fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.3 times: Madagascar has 1.34× the area of Iraq.
- Why do Iraq and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or Madagascar?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 32,740,678. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².