Which has higher surface area, Madagascar or Sweden?

Madagascar, at 591,896 sq. km against 528,860 sq. km in Sweden as of 2024.

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

63,036 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Madagascar vs Sweden: Surface area (sq. km)

Madagascar

591,896 sq. km

in 2024

Sweden

528,860 sq. km

in 2024

Madagascar rank

48th

Sweden rank

50th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Madagascar
Sweden

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 591,896 sq. km against 528,860 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 63,036 sq. km.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 50th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	587,040 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	139,620 sq. km	Madagascar
1970s	587,040 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	139,620 sq. km	Madagascar
1980s	587,040 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	139,620 sq. km	Madagascar
1990s	587,040 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	139,620 sq. km	Madagascar
2000s	587,040 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	139,620 sq. km	Madagascar
2010s	587,270 sq. km	504,181 sq. km	83,088 sq. km	Madagascar
2020s	588,215 sq. km	528,820 sq. km	59,395 sq. km	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Madagascar or Sweden?: Madagascar, at 591,896 sq. km against 528,860 sq. km in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Madagascar and Sweden?: 63,036 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sweden rank globally for surface area?: Madagascar ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 50th of 216 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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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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