Madagascar vs Rwanda
Madagascar is 22.3 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Madagascar about 22 times.
MadagascarRwandaMadagascar moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 22.3× the area of Rwanda.
| Madagascar | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Kigali |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Madagascar is 22.3 times larger than Rwanda. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Madagascar?
- About 22 times: Madagascar has 22.3× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Madagascar and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 14,569,341. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².