Madagascar vs Senegal
Madagascar is 2.99 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Madagascar about 3.0 times.
MadagascarSenegalMadagascar moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
2.99×
Madagascar is 2.99× the area of Senegal.
| Madagascar | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Dakar |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Madagascar is 2.99 times larger than Senegal. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Madagascar?
- About 3.0 times: Madagascar has 2.99× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Madagascar and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 18,931,966. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Senegal 96 per km².