Kenya vs Madagascar: Land area

Kenya

580,876 sq. km

in 2023

Madagascar

581,800 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya rank

45th

Madagascar rank

44th

Land area over time

Kenya
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 581,800 sq. km against 580,876 sq. km in Kenya, a difference of 924 sq. km.

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

Globally, Kenya ranks 45th and Madagascar ranks 44th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Kenya
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.