Madagascar vs Saint Martin
Madagascar is 11,081 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Madagascar about 11081 times.
MadagascarSaint MartinMadagascar moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 11,081× the area of Saint Martin.
| Madagascar | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 24,941 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Marigot |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin?
- Yes. Madagascar is 11,081 times larger than Saint Martin. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Madagascar?
- About 11081 times: Madagascar has 11,081× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Madagascar and Saint Martin 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 Martin 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 Saint Martin?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 24,941. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².