Madagascar vs Nepal: Rice production by region

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 5.96 million tonnes against 4.97 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 985,500 tonnes.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Madagascar ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 16th of 142 countries.