Egypt vs Madagascar: Rice production

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 6.43 million tonnes against 4.97 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 1.46 million tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 142 countries.