Madagascar vs Sudan
Sudan is 3.21 times larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Sudan about 3.2 times.
MadagascarSudanMadagascar moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Madagascar is 0.31× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 3.21× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Madagascar is 3.21 times smaller than Sudan. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Sudan?
- About 3.2 times: Sudan has 3.21× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Sudan 27 per km².