Madagascar vs Palestine
Madagascar is 71.4 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Madagascar about 71 times.
MadagascarPalestineMadagascar moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
71.4×
Madagascar is 71.4× the area of Palestine.
| Madagascar | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Madagascar is 71.4 times larger than Palestine. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Madagascar?
- About 71 times: Madagascar has 71.4× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Madagascar and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 5,413,596. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Palestine 659 per km².