Madagascar vs Puerto Rico
Madagascar is 64.5 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Madagascar about 65 times.
MadagascarPuerto RicoMadagascar moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
64.5×
Madagascar is 64.5× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Madagascar | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Madagascar is 64.5 times larger than Puerto Rico. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Madagascar?
- About 65 times: Madagascar has 64.5× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Madagascar and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,184,835. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².