Madagascar vs Maldives
Madagascar is 1,971 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Madagascar about 1971 times.
MadagascarMaldivesMadagascar moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
1,971×
Madagascar is 1,971× the area of Maldives.
| Madagascar | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 529,676 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Male |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Madagascar is 1,971 times larger than Maldives. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Madagascar?
- About 1971 times: Madagascar has 1,971× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Madagascar and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 529,676. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².