Madagascar vs Pitcairn Islands
Madagascar is 12,496 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Madagascar about 12496 times.
MadagascarPitcairn IslandsMadagascar moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 12,496× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Madagascar | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 50 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Adamstown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Madagascar is 12,496 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 12496 times: Madagascar has 12,496× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Madagascar and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 50. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².