Country size comparison
compared to
Madagascar is around the same size as France.
France is approximately 551,500 sq km, while Madagascar is approximately 587,041 sq km, making Madagascar 6% larger than France. Meanwhile, the population of France is ~68.3 million people (40.1 million fewer people live in Madagascar).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Madagascar to France · OECD 2023
2,325 people moved from Madagascar to France.
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