Botswana vs Madagascar: Land area

Botswana

566,730 sq. km

in 2023

Madagascar

581,800 sq. km

in 2023

Botswana rank

47th

Madagascar rank

44th

Land area over time

Botswana
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 581,800 sq. km against 566,730 sq. km in Botswana, a difference of 15,070 sq. km.

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

Globally, Botswana ranks 47th and Madagascar ranks 44th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Botswana
Land area in Madagascar
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.