Madagascar vs Palau
Madagascar is 1,260 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Madagascar about 1260 times.
MadagascarPalauMadagascar moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
1,260×
Madagascar is 1,260× the area of Palau.
| Madagascar | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 17,663 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Madagascar is 1,260 times larger than Palau. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Madagascar?
- About 1260 times: Madagascar has 1,260× the area of Palau.
- Why do Madagascar and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 17,663. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Palau 38 per km².