Madagascar vs Philippines
Madagascar is 71% larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Madagascar about 1.7 times.
MadagascarPhilippinesMadagascar moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
1.71×
Madagascar is 1.71× the area of Philippines.
| Madagascar | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Manila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Yes. Madagascar is 71% larger than Philippines. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.7 times: Madagascar has 1.71× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Madagascar and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Philippines 340 per km².