Madagascar vs Peru
Peru is 2.19 times larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Peru about 2.2 times.
MadagascarPeruMadagascar moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Madagascar is 0.46× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 2.19× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Madagascar is 2.19 times smaller than Peru. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Peru?
- About 2.2 times: Peru has 2.19× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Peru 27 per km².