Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

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#163 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile34.6#165 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile57.7#142 Rule of Law0-100 percentile41.8#157

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Economy

2,267 indicators

GDPcurrent US$19.62B#132 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,668.5#179 GDP growth%3%#104 Inflation%8.1%#141

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

3,695 indicators

Life expectancyyears63.8#196 Infant mortalityper 1k births43#130 Maternal mortalityper 100k445#106 Health spending% GDP3.4%#169

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Education

3,652 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross34.1%#146 Education spending% GDP3%#83 Adult literacy%74.7%#35 Primary enrollment% gross132.7%#4

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Demography

1,323 indicators

Populationpeople32.74M#49 Population growth%2.4%#28 Urban population%32.9%#177 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.9#26

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Climate

277 indicators

Electricity access% pop42.5%#70 Renewable energy share%83.1%#5 Forest area% land21.3%#131 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita80.1#144

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Energy

228 indicators

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Environment

381 indicators

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Agriculture

314 indicators

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Technology

572 indicators

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Society

1,371 indicators

Gini indexindex36.8#45 Extreme poverty% pop69.2%#45 Internet users% pop18.7%#173 Female labor participation%82.9%#1

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Risk

395 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.8#46 Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41 Vulnerability0-105.6#45

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Other

1 indicator

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