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
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012196119922024

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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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.