Indiana is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Madagascar is an island country in Africa located in the Indian Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Indiana and Madagascar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Indiana bigger than Madagascar?
The total area of Indiana is 36,418 sq mi, and the total area of Madagascar is 226,658 sq mi. Indiana is smaller than Madagascar by 190,240 sq mi. Indiana is around 6.23 times smaller than Madagascar.
Area of Indiana: 36,418 sq mi ( 94,321 km2 )
Area of Madagascar: 226,658 sq mi ( 587,041 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Indiana as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 6,805,985.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Madagascar as of 2020, was estimated to be around 27,691,019.
Here is some more data comparison between Indiana and Madagascar.
The capital of Indiana is Indianapolis, and the capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Official Languages
Indiana: English
Madagascar: Malagasy, French
Demonym(s)
Indiana: Hoosier
Madagascar: Malagasy
ISO 3166 Code
Indiana: US-IN
Madagascar: MG
Human Development Index
HDI of Indiana as of 2019: 0.912
HDI of Madagascar as of 2019: 0.528
Indiana Time Zone:
(80 Counties)
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
(12 Counties)
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Madagascar Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Indiana:
39° 53′ 39.12″ N, 86° 16′ 53.76″ W
Coordinates of Madagascar:
20° 0′ 0″ S, 47° 0′ 0″ E
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