Madagascar is 1,249 times larger than San Jose, California.
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: 470 km2 calculated
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the United States, and the county seat of Santa Clara County. San Jose is the largest city within Silicon Valley, which is a major component of the greater Bay Area. It is the largest city in Northern California. Wikipedia