Madagascar vs South Africa: Land area — Area, per capita
Madagascar
0.0018 1000 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0019 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
62nd
South Africa rank
60th
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- Madagascar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0019 1000 ha per person against 0.0018 1000 ha per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 60th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Madagascar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0019 1000 ha per person against 0.0018 1000 ha per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Madagascar and South Africa?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 60th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.