Which has higher surface area, Botswana or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 58.70 million ha against 58.17 million ha in Botswana as of 2011.

What is the difference in surface area between Botswana and Madagascar?

531,000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Madagascar?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Madagascar: Surface area

Botswana

58.17 million ha

in 2011

Madagascar

58.70 million ha

in 2011

Botswana rank

21st

Madagascar rank

20th

Surface area over time

Botswana
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 58.70 million ha against 58.17 million ha in Botswana, a difference of 531,000 ha.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 20th of 53 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	58.17 million ha	58.70 million ha	531,000 ha	Madagascar
1970s	58.17 million ha	58.70 million ha	531,000 ha	Madagascar
1980s	58.17 million ha	58.70 million ha	531,000 ha	Madagascar
1990s	58.17 million ha	58.70 million ha	531,000 ha	Madagascar
2000s	58.17 million ha	58.70 million ha	531,000 ha	Madagascar
2010s	58.17 million ha	58.70 million ha	531,000 ha	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Botswana or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 58.70 million ha against 58.17 million ha in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in surface area between Botswana and Madagascar?: 531,000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Madagascar?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Madagascar rank globally for surface area?: Botswana ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 20th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (ha)
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,977 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.