Madagascar vs Taiwan
Madagascar is 16.2 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Madagascar about 16 times.
MadagascarTaiwanMadagascar moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
16.2×
Madagascar is 16.2× the area of Taiwan.
| Madagascar | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Madagascar is 16.2 times larger than Taiwan. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Madagascar?
- About 16 times: Madagascar has 16.2× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Madagascar and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 23,262,544. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².