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🇲🇬 Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar

MDG MG Ar Malagasy ariary (MGA)

Every statistic we track for Madagascar — 104 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$2,106

#183 of 191

Life expectancy

64.3 yrs

#148 of 188

Happiness score

4.17

#132 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.19

#113 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 24.5% #135/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 24.5% #135/139 2024
Bank Branches 2.7 #144/153 2024
Current Account Balance -8% #164/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 2.5% #139/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 21.7% #90/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 4,525.4 #7/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #145/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.6% #136/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 21.2 #133/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 68.1 #121/191 2026
GDP per Capita 656 #185/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 1,367 #157/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 2,106 #183/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.8% #88/184 2019
Government Debt 49.3% #102/185 2026
Income per Person 1,087 #173/183 2018
Income per Person 1,087 #173/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 8.3% #25/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 1.7 #129/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 12.1% #129/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 19.4% #51/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.6% #66/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #123/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 38,602,188,321 #118/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.9 #28/217 2024
Median Age 19.4 #204/235 2026
Population 22.6 #53/229 2013
Population 32.3 #47/191 2026
Population Density 57.6 #160/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 637 #112/195 2025
Urban Population 32.4% #185/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 39.4% #202/214 2023
Internet Users 18.7% #175/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 64.8 #183/209 2022
Read News Online 10% #72/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 4% #195/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.8 #172/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 6.2 #19/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3.3% #170/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 36.9% #108/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 44.2 #21/191 2023
Life Expectancy 64.3 #148/188 2013
Life Expectancy 65.6 #150/186 2020
Suicide Rate 10 #72/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 26.8% #44/167 2022
Undernourishment 39.5% #3/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 33 #192/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 3% #75/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.2 #188/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 304 #142/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 42.4% #76/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #105/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.2 #134/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1 #155/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 26 #141/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 26 #140/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #130/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #131/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #109/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #83/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 58 #106/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #103/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #110/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.9 #157/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.2 #138/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #113/179 2025
Military Spending 0.6% #131/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #110/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 51.5% #15/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #14/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 54.1 #97/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #153/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 55.1% #31/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 51.8% #17/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.7 #128/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 51 #100/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2.9 #114/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 22.5 #27/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 90.4% #42/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 42.5% #85/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 18.4 #17/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 67.4% #4/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 23.5% #3/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.8 #34/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 36 #139/141 2023
World Risk Index 23.7 #19/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 64.9% #82/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.2 #132/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.4 #143/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 0.9 #141/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #56/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #120/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #73/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.7 #132/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #183/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 6.2% #119/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.1% #24/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 85.4% #45/143 2018
Trade Union Membership 19% #28/120 2017
Trust in parliament 4.8 #63/151 2017
Trust in Science 48.2% #138/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 37.5% #139/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.3 #117/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.