Madagascar vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 36% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarMozambiqueMadagascar moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 0.73× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 1.36× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Madagascar is 27% smaller than Mozambique. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.4 times: Mozambique has 1.36× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².