Madagascar vs Suriname
Madagascar is 3.6 times larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Madagascar about 3.6 times.
MadagascarSurinameMadagascar moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
3.6×
Madagascar is 3.6× the area of Suriname.
| Madagascar | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 639,850 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Paramaribo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Yes. Madagascar is 3.6 times larger than Suriname. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Madagascar?
- About 3.6 times: Madagascar has 3.6× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Madagascar and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 639,850. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².