Madagascar vs Namibia
Namibia is 41% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarNamibiaMadagascar moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
0.71×
Madagascar is 0.71× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.41× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Madagascar is 29% smaller than Namibia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Namibia?
- About 1.4 times: Namibia has 1.41× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,092,816. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².