Madagascar vs Saint Helena
Madagascar is 1,491 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Madagascar about 1491 times.
MadagascarSaint HelenaMadagascar moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 1,491× the area of Saint Helena.
| Madagascar | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 5,633 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Jamestown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Madagascar is 1,491 times larger than Saint Helena. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Madagascar?
- About 1491 times: Madagascar has 1,491× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Madagascar and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 5,633. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².