Madagascar vs Zimbabwe
Madagascar is 50% larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Madagascar about 1.5 times.
MadagascarZimbabweMadagascar moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
1.5×
Madagascar is 1.5× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Madagascar | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Madagascar is 50% larger than Zimbabwe. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.5 times: Madagascar has 1.5× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Madagascar and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 16,950,795. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².