Jordan vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 6.57 times larger than Jordan. Jordan would fit into Madagascar about 6.6 times.
JordanMadagascarJordan moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Jordan is 0.15× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 6.57× the size of Jordan.
| Jordan | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 89,341 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 11,520,684 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Amman | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Jordan sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Jordan bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Jordan is 6.57 times smaller than Madagascar. Jordan covers 89,341 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Madagascar?
- About 6.6 times: Madagascar has 6.57× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Jordan and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jordan is drawn about 1.37× 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, Jordan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 11,520,684. Density: Jordan 129 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².