Madagascar vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 15% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarMyanmarMadagascar moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 0.87× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 1.15× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Madagascar is 13% smaller than Myanmar. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Myanmar?
- About 1.2 times: Myanmar has 1.15× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².