Iowa 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 Iowa and Madagascar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Iowa bigger than Madagascar?
The total area of Iowa is 55,857.1 sq mi, and the total area of Madagascar is 226,658 sq mi. Iowa is smaller than Madagascar by 170,800.9 sq mi. Iowa is around 4.06 times smaller than Madagascar.
Area of Iowa: 55,857.1 sq mi ( 144,669.2 km2 )
Area of Madagascar: 226,658 sq mi ( 587,041 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Iowa as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,193,079.
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 Iowa and Madagascar.
The capital of Iowa is Des Moines, and the capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Official Languages
Iowa: English
Madagascar: Malagasy, French
Demonym(s)
Iowa: Iowan
Madagascar: Malagasy
ISO 3166 Code
Iowa: US-IA
Madagascar: MG
Human Development Index
HDI of Iowa as of 2019: 0.935
HDI of Madagascar as of 2019: 0.528
Iowa Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Madagascar Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Iowa:
42° 4′ 30.36″ N, 93° 29′ 45.6″ W
Coordinates of Madagascar:
20° 0′ 0″ S, 47° 0′ 0″ E
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