Madagascar vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 10% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarSouth SudanMadagascar moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.91×
Madagascar is 0.91× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1.1× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Juba |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Madagascar is 9% smaller than South Sudan. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into South Sudan?
- About 1.1 times: South Sudan has 1.1× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 12,188,788. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².