Japan vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 55% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Madagascar about 1.6 times.
JapanMadagascarJapan moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Japan is 0.64× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1.55× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Japan is 36% smaller than Madagascar. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.6 times: Madagascar has 1.55× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Madagascar?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 32,740,678. Density: Japan 326 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².