Madagascar vs Timor-Leste
Madagascar is 39.4 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Madagascar about 39 times.
MadagascarTimor-LesteMadagascar moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
39.4×
Madagascar is 39.4× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Madagascar | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Madagascar is 39.4 times larger than Timor-Leste. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Madagascar?
- About 39 times: Madagascar has 39.4× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Madagascar and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,418,517. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².