Country profile
Madagascar
Madagascar ranks #49 of 215 for population, #205 of 209 for gdp per capita, #195 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
32M
people · 2024
Rank #49 of 215
Life expectancy
63.8
years · 2024
Rank #195 of 216
Poverty headcount
69.2%
% of population · 2021
Rank #8 of 186
Under-5 mortality
62.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #29 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
29.8%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #217 of 232
Tobacco use
26.8%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #42 of 163
Calorie supply
1,978
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #184 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
87,100
arrivals · 2020
Rank #174 of 203
GDP per capita
$545
current US$ · 2024
Rank #205 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
7.61
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #37 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
202
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #41 of 210
Forest area
21.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #172 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
12.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #189 of 248
Protected areas
5.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #188 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.14
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #201 of 210
Fertilizer use
6.06
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #168 of 194
Pesticide use
0.2
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #173 of 193
Cereal yield
2.39
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #111 of 182
Digital
Internet users
18.7%
% of population · 2024
Rank #197 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.12
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #240 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
75.5
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #218 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
39.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #203 of 215
Renewable electricity output
34.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #103 of 257
Energy use per person
532
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #200 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.36
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #105 of 174
Countries ranked nearby
Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Madagascar; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield