Madagascar vs Qatar
Madagascar is 51.4 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Madagascar about 51 times.
MadagascarQatarMadagascar moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
51.4×
Madagascar is 51.4× the area of Qatar.
| Madagascar | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Madagascar is 51.4 times larger than Qatar. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Madagascar?
- About 51 times: Madagascar has 51.4× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Madagascar and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 2,972,215. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Qatar 260 per km².