Madagascar vs Trinidad and Tobago
Madagascar is 115 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Madagascar about 115 times.
MadagascarTrinidad and TobagoMadagascar moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 115× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Madagascar | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Madagascar is 115 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Madagascar?
- About 115 times: Madagascar has 115× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Madagascar and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,367,764. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².