Madagascar vs Nauru
Madagascar is 27,966 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Madagascar about 27966 times.
MadagascarNauruMadagascar moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
27,966×
Madagascar is 27,966× the area of Nauru.
| Madagascar | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 12,025 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Yaren District |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Nauru at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Madagascar is 27,966 times larger than Nauru. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Madagascar?
- About 27966 times: Madagascar has 27,966× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Madagascar and Nauru 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 Nauru about 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 12,025. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Nauru 573 per km².