Madagascar vs Uruguay
Madagascar is 3.33 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Madagascar about 3.3 times.
MadagascarUruguayMadagascar moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
3.33×
Madagascar is 3.33× the area of Uruguay.
| Madagascar | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Madagascar is 3.33 times larger than Uruguay. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Madagascar?
- About 3.3 times: Madagascar has 3.33× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Madagascar and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,384,688. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².