Country size comparison
compared to
Madagascar is about 16 times smaller than China.
China is approximately 9,596,960 sq km, while Madagascar is approximately 587,041 sq km, making Madagascar 6.12% the size of China. Meanwhile, the population of China is ~1.4 billion people (1.4 billion fewer people live in Madagascar).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
China
vs.
Madagascar
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Madagascar vs. China
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Madagascar on top of China
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 15 statistics
Make 13.0 times more money in China
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
China is 76.6% more expensive than Madagascar overall
→
Moving from Madagascar to China · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.