Macao vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5,107 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Madagascar about 5107 times.
MacaoMadagascarMacao moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5,107× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | — | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Macao is 5,107 times smaller than Madagascar. Macao covers 115 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Madagascar?
- About 5107 times: Madagascar has 5,107× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².