Madagascar vs South Sudan: Land area

Madagascar
581,800 sq. km
in 2023
South Sudan
631,930 sq. km
in 2023
Madagascar rank
44th
South Sudan rank
41st

Land area over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Sudan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 631,930 sq. km against 581,800 sq. km in Madagascar, a difference of 50,130 sq. km.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Madagascar ranks 44th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 216 countries.

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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

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.