Which has higher surface area, Madagascar or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 603,550 sq. km against 587,295 sq. km in Madagascar as of 2023.

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

16,255 sq. km, with Ukraine ahead.

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

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.

Madagascar vs Ukraine: Surface area

Madagascar

587,295 sq. km

in 2023

Ukraine

603,550 sq. km

in 2023

Madagascar rank

48th

Ukraine rank

46th

Surface area over time

Madagascar
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 603,550 sq. km against 587,295 sq. km in Madagascar, a difference of 16,255 sq. km.

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

Madagascar ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	587,040 sq. km	603,560 sq. km	16,520 sq. km	Ukraine
1970s	587,040 sq. km	603,560 sq. km	16,520 sq. km	Ukraine
1980s	587,040 sq. km	603,560 sq. km	16,520 sq. km	Ukraine
1990s	587,040 sq. km	603,553 sq. km	16,513 sq. km	Ukraine
2000s	587,040 sq. km	603,550 sq. km	16,510 sq. km	Ukraine
2010s	587,270 sq. km	603,550 sq. km	16,280 sq. km	Ukraine
2020s	587,295 sq. km	603,550 sq. km	16,255 sq. km	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Madagascar or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 603,550 sq. km against 587,295 sq. km in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Madagascar and Ukraine?: 16,255 sq. km, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Ukraine?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Ukraine rank globally for surface area?: Madagascar ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th 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.