Madagascar vs Zambia
Zambia is 28% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarZambiaMadagascar moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 0.78× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1.28× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Madagascar is 22% smaller than Zambia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Zambia?
- About 1.3 times: Zambia has 1.28× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 21,913,874. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Zambia 29 per km².