Madagascar vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 50% larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Pakistan about 1.5 times.
MadagascarPakistanMadagascar moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
0.67×
Madagascar is 0.67× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 1.5× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Islamabad |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern 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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Madagascar is 33% smaller than Pakistan. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Pakistan?
- About 1.5 times: Pakistan has 1.5× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².