Madagascar vs Marshall Islands
Madagascar is 3,245 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Madagascar about 3245 times.
MadagascarMarshall IslandsMadagascar moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 3,245× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Madagascar | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 36,282 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Majuro |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Madagascar is 3,245 times larger than Marshall Islands. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 3245 times: Madagascar has 3,245× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Madagascar and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 36,282. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².