Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Madagascar is an island country in Africa located in the Indian Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Madagascar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Madagascar?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Madagascar is 226,658 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Madagascar by 436,610 sq mi. Alaska is around 2.93 times bigger than Madagascar.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Madagascar: 226,658 sq mi ( 587,041 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Madagascar as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 28,994,201.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Madagascar.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Madagascar: Malagasy, French
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Madagascar: Malagasy
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Madagascar: MG
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Madagascar as of 2019: 0.528
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Madagascar Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Madagascar:
20° 0′ 0″ S, 47° 0′ 0″ E
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