Madagascar vs Tunisia
Madagascar is 3.59 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Madagascar about 3.6 times.
MadagascarTunisiaMadagascar moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
3.59×
Madagascar is 3.59× the area of Tunisia.
| Madagascar | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Madagascar is 3.59 times larger than Tunisia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Madagascar?
- About 3.6 times: Madagascar has 3.59× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Madagascar and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 12,348,573. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².