Madagascar vs Singapore
Madagascar is 817 times larger than Singapore. Singapore would fit into Madagascar about 817 times.
MadagascarSingaporeMadagascar moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 817× the area of Singapore.
| Madagascar | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Singapore |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Yes. Madagascar is 817 times larger than Singapore. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Singapore fit into Madagascar?
- About 817 times: Madagascar has 817× the area of Singapore.
- Why do Madagascar and Singapore 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 Singapore about 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 6,111,175. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².