Madagascar vs Syria
Madagascar is 3.17 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Madagascar about 3.2 times.
MadagascarSyriaMadagascar moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
3.17×
Madagascar is 3.17× the area of Syria.
| Madagascar | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Madagascar is 3.17 times larger than Syria. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Madagascar?
- About 3.2 times: Madagascar has 3.17× the area of Syria.
- Why do Madagascar and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 25,620,427. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Syria 138 per km².