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Madagascar

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Antananarivo247,755 observations
Population
32.74M
world rank #49 / 217
GDP
19.62B
world rank #132 / 186
GDP / capita
1,668.5
world rank #179 / 185
Life expectancy
63.8
world rank #196 / 217

Governance

582 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile27.4#163Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile34.6#165Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile57.7#142Rule of Law0-100 percentile41.8#157
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,265 indicators
GDPcurrent US$19.62B#132GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,668.5#179GDP growth%3%#104Inflation%8.1%#141
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.5B#138Merchandise importscurrent US$5.24B#138Exports of goods & services% GDP21.3%#108Imports of goods & services% GDP32.9%#88
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,695 indicators
Life expectancyyears63.8#196Infant mortalityper 1k births43#130Maternal mortalityper 100k445#106Health spending% GDP3.4%#169
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,652 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross34.1%#146Education spending% GDP3%#83Adult literacy%74.7%#35Primary enrollment% gross132.7%#4
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,323 indicators
Populationpeople32.74M#49Population growth%2.4%#28Urban population%32.9%#177Fertility ratebirths/woman3.9#26
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop42.5%#70Renewable energy share%83.1%#5Forest area% land21.3%#131Electric power consumptionkWh per capita80.1#144
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

228 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop26.5%#65Electricity access, urban% urban pop75.9%#50Energy use per capitakg oil eq.304.4#142Electricity from coal% of output19.5%#50
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

381 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area12.8%#110Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources4%#64Capture fisheries productiontonnes149,869.4#69
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

314 indicators
Agricultural land% land area70.3%#21Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,425.6#106Aquaculture productiontonnes29,747.8#55Food production index2014-16 = 100105.9#100
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

572 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people75.5#149Secure internet serversper 1M people25.1#192Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.01#161
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,371 indicators
Gini indexindex36.8#45Extreme poverty% pop69.2%#45Internet users% pop18.7%#173Female labor participation%82.9%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

395 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.8#46Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41Vulnerability0-105.6#45
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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