Madagascar vs Oman
Madagascar is 90% larger than Oman. Oman would fit into Madagascar about 1.9 times.
MadagascarOmanMadagascar moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
1.9×
Madagascar is 1.9× the area of Oman.
| Madagascar | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Muscat |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Yes. Madagascar is 90% larger than Oman. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.9 times: Madagascar has 1.9× the area of Oman.
- Why do Madagascar and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 5,494,691. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Oman 18 per km².