Madagascar vs Malaysia
Madagascar is 78% larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Madagascar about 1.8 times.
MadagascarMalaysiaMadagascar moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
1.78×
Madagascar is 1.78× the area of Malaysia.
| Madagascar | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Madagascar bigger than Malaysia?
- Yes. Madagascar is 78% larger than Malaysia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.8 times: Madagascar has 1.78× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Madagascar and Malaysia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Malaysia about 1.0×. 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, Madagascar or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².