Madagascar vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square

Madagascar
0.0269 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
130th
South Africa rank
132nd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0269 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 130th 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 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0144 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0163 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 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 - male, per square, Madagascar or South Africa?
Madagascar, at 0.0269 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square between Madagascar and South Africa?
0.0016 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 - male, per square?
Madagascar ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 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.