Madagascar vs Nepal
Madagascar is 3.99 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Madagascar about 4.0 times.
MadagascarNepalMadagascar moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 3.99× the area of Nepal.
| Madagascar | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Kathmandu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Madagascar is 3.99 times larger than Nepal. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Madagascar?
- About 4.0 times: Madagascar has 3.99× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Madagascar and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 29,618,118. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Nepal 201 per km².