New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions 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 New Jersey and Madagascar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Madagascar?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Madagascar is 226,658 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Madagascar by 217,935.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 25.99 times smaller than Madagascar.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Madagascar: 226,658 sq mi ( 587,041 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
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 New Jersey and Madagascar.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Madagascar: Malagasy, French
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Madagascar: Malagasy
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Madagascar: MG
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Madagascar as of 2019: 0.528
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Madagascar Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Madagascar:
20° 0′ 0″ S, 47° 0′ 0″ E
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