Madagascar vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Madagascar is 1,510 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Madagascar about 1510 times.
MadagascarSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesMadagascar moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
1,510×
Madagascar is 1,510× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Madagascar | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 99,924 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Madagascar is 1,510 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Madagascar?
- About 1510 times: Madagascar has 1,510× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Madagascar and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 99,924. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².