Madagascar vs Vietnam
Madagascar is 77% larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Madagascar about 1.8 times.
MadagascarVietnamMadagascar moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
1.77×
Madagascar is 1.77× the area of Vietnam.
| Madagascar | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Yes. Madagascar is 77% larger than Vietnam. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.8 times: Madagascar has 1.77× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Madagascar and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².