Madagascar vs Mexico
Mexico is 3.36 times larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Mexico about 3.4 times.
MadagascarMexicoMadagascar moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 0.3× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 3.36× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Madagascar is 3.36 times smaller than Mexico. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Mexico?
- About 3.4 times: Mexico has 3.36× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Mexico 67 per km².