Madagascar vs Saint Barthélemy
Madagascar is 24,471 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Madagascar about 24471 times.
MadagascarSaint BarthélemyMadagascar moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
24,471×
Madagascar is 24,471× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Madagascar | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 10,124 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Madagascar is 24,471 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Madagascar?
- About 24471 times: Madagascar has 24,471× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Madagascar and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 10,124. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².