Madagascar vs Serbia
Madagascar is 6.64 times larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Madagascar about 6.6 times.
MadagascarSerbiaMadagascar moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
6.64×
Madagascar is 6.64× the area of Serbia.
| Madagascar | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Madagascar is 6.64 times larger than Serbia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Madagascar?
- About 6.6 times: Madagascar has 6.64× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Madagascar and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Madagascar or Serbia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 6,549,143. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Serbia 74 per km².