Which has higher surface area, Madagascar or Yemen?

Madagascar, at 591,896 sq. km against 527,968 sq. km in Yemen as of 2024.

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

63,928 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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

Madagascar vs Yemen: Surface area (sq. km)

Madagascar

591,896 sq. km

in 2024

Yemen

527,968 sq. km

in 2024

Madagascar rank

48th

Yemen rank

51st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Madagascar
Yemen

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 591,896 sq. km against 527,968 sq. km in Yemen, a difference of 63,928 sq. km.

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

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

Madagascar ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 51st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	587,040 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	59,070 sq. km	Madagascar
1970s	587,040 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	59,070 sq. km	Madagascar
1980s	587,040 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	59,070 sq. km	Madagascar
1990s	587,040 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	59,070 sq. km	Madagascar
2000s	587,040 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	59,070 sq. km	Madagascar
2010s	587,270 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	59,300 sq. km	Madagascar
2020s	588,215 sq. km	527,969 sq. km	60,246 sq. km	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Madagascar or Yemen?: Madagascar, at 591,896 sq. km against 527,968 sq. km in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Madagascar and Yemen?: 63,928 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Yemen rank globally for surface area?: Madagascar ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 51st 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.