Madagascar vs Pacific island small states: Land area

Madagascar
581,800 sq. km
in 2023
Pacific island small states
64,150 sq. km
in 2023
Madagascar rank
44th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

Land area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Pacific island small states
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 581,800 sq. km against 64,150 sq. km in Pacific island small states, a difference of 517,650 sq. km.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 9.1 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 215 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 581,540 sq. km 62,860 sq. km 518,680 sq. km Madagascar
1970s 581,540 sq. km 62,860 sq. km 518,680 sq. km Madagascar
1980s 581,540 sq. km 62,860 sq. km 518,680 sq. km Madagascar
1990s 581,540 sq. km 64,066 sq. km 517,474 sq. km Madagascar
2000s 581,540 sq. km 64,200 sq. km 517,340 sq. km Madagascar
2010s 581,773 sq. km 64,185 sq. km 517,588 sq. km Madagascar
2020s 581,800 sq. km 64,150 sq. km 517,650 sq. km Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Madagascar or Pacific island small states?
Madagascar, at 581,800 sq. km against 64,150 sq. km in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Madagascar and Pacific island small states?
517,650 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Pacific island small states?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Pacific island small states rank globally for land area?
Madagascar ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.