Madagascar vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 55% larger than Madagascar. Madagascar would fit into Venezuela about 1.6 times.
MadagascarVenezuelaMadagascar moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Madagascar is 0.64× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.55× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N 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 Venezuela?
- No. Madagascar is 36% smaller than Venezuela. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.6 times: Venezuela has 1.55× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 28,516,896. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².