Kenya vs Madagascar
Madagascar and Kenya are almost exactly the same size.
KenyaMadagascarKenya moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 0.99× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1.01× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Kenya sits at about 1°N 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 Kenya bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Kenya and Madagascar are almost exactly the same size. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.0 times: Madagascar has 1.01× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 32,740,678. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².