Madagascar vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square
Madagascar
0.0536 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
131st
South Africa rank
132nd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time
- Madagascar
- South Africa
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0536 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Madagascar ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 132nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0326 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0432 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.051 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Madagascar or South Africa?
- Madagascar, at 0.0536 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Madagascar and South Africa?
- 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
- Madagascar ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 132nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.