Madagascar vs South Korea
Madagascar is 5.86 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Madagascar about 5.9 times.
MadagascarSouth KoreaMadagascar moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
5.86×
Madagascar is 5.86× the area of South Korea.
| Madagascar | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- Yes. Madagascar is 5.86 times larger than South Korea. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.9 times: Madagascar has 5.86× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Madagascar and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², South Korea 515 per km².