Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, annual growth rate
Madagascar
0.7834 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0276 % change on previous year
in 2024
Madagascar rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Country area — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Madagascar
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.7834 % change on previous year against 0.0276 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7558 % change on previous year.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 28.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Madagascar ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 250 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0135 % change on previous year | 0.0135 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0043 % change on previous year | 0.2968 % change on previous year | 0.2924 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1567 % change on previous year | 0.0142 % change on previous year | 0.1424 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, annual growth rate, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Madagascar, at 0.7834 % change on previous year against 0.0276 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area, annual growth rate between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.7558 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 250 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Country area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.