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

4,674 sq. km, with Kenya ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Madagascar: Surface area

Kenya

591,969 sq. km

in 2023

Madagascar

587,295 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya rank

47th

Madagascar rank

48th

Surface area over time

Kenya
Madagascar

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 591,969 sq. km against 587,295 sq. km in Madagascar, a difference of 4,674 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Kenya ranks 47th and Madagascar ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	580,370 sq. km	587,040 sq. km	6,670 sq. km	Madagascar
1970s	580,370 sq. km	587,040 sq. km	6,670 sq. km	Madagascar
1980s	580,370 sq. km	587,040 sq. km	6,670 sq. km	Madagascar
1990s	580,370 sq. km	587,040 sq. km	6,670 sq. km	Madagascar
2000s	580,370 sq. km	587,040 sq. km	6,670 sq. km	Madagascar
2010s	580,370 sq. km	587,270 sq. km	6,900 sq. km	Madagascar
2020s	591,969 sq. km	587,295 sq. km	4,674 sq. km	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Kenya or Madagascar?: Kenya, at 591,969 sq. km against 587,295 sq. km in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Kenya and Madagascar?: 4,674 sq. km, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for surface area?: Kenya ranks 47th and Madagascar ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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