Madagascar vs Turkey
Turkey is 33% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarTurkeyMadagascar moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
0.75×
Madagascar is 0.75× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.33× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. 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 Turkey?
- No. Madagascar is 25% smaller than Turkey. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Turkey?
- About 1.3 times: Turkey has 1.33× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Madagascar or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Turkey 110 per km².