Madagascar is 6.7% larger than France (Metropolitan).
Area: 587,041 km2 World Factbook
Population: 23,201,926 (July 2014) World Factbook
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar, as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Wikipedia
Area: 549,970 km2 World Factbook
Population: 64,036,000 (June 2014) INSEE
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It includes mainland and the nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea, including Corsica. Wikipedia