Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Madagascar is an island country in Africa located in the Indian Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and Madagascar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Madagascar?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Madagascar is 226,658 sq mi. Kentucky is smaller than Madagascar by 186,250 sq mi. Kentucky is around 5.61 times smaller than Madagascar.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Madagascar: 226,658 sq mi ( 587,041 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
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 Kentucky and Madagascar.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Madagascar: Malagasy, French
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Madagascar: Malagasy
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Madagascar: MG
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Madagascar as of 2019: 0.528
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Madagascar Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Madagascar:
20° 0′ 0″ S, 47° 0′ 0″ E
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