Madagascar vs Montenegro
Madagascar is 42.3 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Madagascar about 42 times.
MadagascarMontenegroMadagascar moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
42.3×
Madagascar is 42.3× the area of Montenegro.
| Madagascar | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 623,129 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Podgorica |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. 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 Montenegro?
- Yes. Madagascar is 42.3 times larger than Montenegro. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Madagascar?
- About 42 times: Madagascar has 42.3× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Madagascar and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. That is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Madagascar or Montenegro?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 623,129. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².