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Madagascar vs Mozambique statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 44th vs. 34th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Mozambique
Population
33368335
36441519
Population rank 49/197 43/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
64 years
2025

Madagascar and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Mozambique
Year GDP
Madagascar Mozambique
1960 $673,081,725 -
1961 $699,161,945 -
1962 $739,286,908 -
1963 $759,345,864 -
1964 $802,482,184 -
1965 $833,563,473 -
1966 $900,264,585 -
1967 $956,436,932 -
1968 $1,031,669,637 -
1969 $1,056,391,056 -
1970 $1,111,859,571 -
1971 $1,199,507,631 -
1972 $1,341,590,690 -
1973 $1,653,062,335 -
1974 $1,917,508,190 -
1975 $2,283,049,215 -
1976 $2,181,844,179 -
1977 $2,358,930,406 -
1978 $2,669,755,115 -
1979 $3,463,565,854 -
1980 $5,201,818,348 -
1981 $4,759,333,998 -
1982 $4,784,977,326 -
1983 $4,686,457,031 -
1984 $3,905,938,481 -
1985 $3,802,557,895 -
1986 $4,347,989,788 -
1987 $3,212,900,556 -
1988 $3,189,456,965 -
1989 $3,175,638,333 -
1990 $3,931,334,875 -
1991 $3,254,713,056 $3,854,856,435
1992 $3,714,966,678 $2,798,696,511
1993 $4,063,298,919 $2,883,161,897
1994 $3,522,227,092 $2,958,108,170
1995 $3,838,100,904 $3,061,646,174
1996 $4,931,861,039 $4,030,146,135
1997 $4,262,965,420 $4,873,663,775
1998 $4,401,967,633 $5,551,118,149
1999 $4,277,903,780 $6,285,219,691
2000 $4,629,247,204 $5,930,685,215
2001 $5,438,332,602 $5,650,154,067
2002 $5,351,701,663 $5,950,769,427
2003 $6,372,498,890 $6,583,526,861
2004 $5,064,732,626 $7,937,255,565
2005 $5,859,269,753 $8,868,504,900
2006 $6,395,712,491 $9,509,835,537
2007 $8,524,620,890 $10,811,456,006
2008 $10,725,137,724 $12,920,340,965
2009 $9,616,879,409 $12,263,894,790
2010 $9,982,711,338 $11,411,894,724
2011 $11,551,819,618 $14,619,279,989
2012 $11,578,975,062 $16,688,114,144
2013 $12,423,555,455 $17,198,073,057
2014 $12,522,957,399 $17,978,246,586
2015 $11,323,020,701 $16,208,985,770
2016 $11,848,613,858 $12,069,051,237
2017 $13,176,313,594 $13,264,640,646
2018 $13,760,033,282 $15,017,358,953
2019 $14,104,664,679 $15,512,759,047
2020 $13,051,441,204 $14,235,420,174
2021 $14,354,731,964 $16,168,055,475
2022 $15,325,603,273 $18,883,528,581
2023 $15,869,945,478 $20,954,220,984
2024 $17,420,814,801 $22,416,650,343

Madagascar and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Mozambique
1960 $131.7 -
1961 $133.3 -
1962 $137.3 -
1963 $137.4 -
1964 $141.5 -
1965 $143.2 -
1966 $150.7 -
1967 $155.9 -
1968 $163.6 -
1969 $162.9 -
1970 $166.6 -
1971 $174.6 -
1972 $189.6 -
1973 $226.8 -
1974 $255.3 -
1975 $295 -
1976 $273.5 -
1977 $286.9 -
1978 $315 -
1979 $396 -
1980 $578 -
1981 $513 -
1982 $501 -
1983 $476 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $364 -
1986 $405 -
1987 $290.8 -
1988 $280.5 -
1989 $271.3 -
1990 $326 -
1991 $262 $288.7
1992 $290.2 $205.6
1993 $308 $205.2
1994 $258.7 $196.8
1995 $273.1 $191.8
1996 $340 $244.4
1997 $284.4 $287.5
1998 $284.2 $320
1999 $267.4 $354
2000 $280.3 $327
2001 $319 $305
2002 $305 $314
2003 $353 $339
2004 $272.2 $400
2005 $306 $437
2006 $324 $457
2007 $420 $508
2008 $513 $592
2009 $446 $548
2010 $450 $496
2011 $506 $618
2012 $494 $686
2013 $515 $687
2014 $506 $697
2015 $445 $611
2016 $454 $441
2017 $492 $471
2018 $500 $518
2019 $500 $519
2020 $451 $462
2021 $483 $510
2022 $504 $578
2023 $509 $623
2024 $545 $647

Madagascar vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Mozambique
1950 39.7 37.3
1951 39.9 37.7
1952 40.3 38.1
1953 40.7 38.5
1954 40.9 38.9
1955 41.3 39.3
1956 41.7 39.6
1957 42.1 40.1
1958 42.5 40.5
1959 43 40.9
1960 43.3 41.2
1961 43.8 41.5
1962 44.2 41.8
1963 44.6 42
1964 45 41.7
1965 45.4 41.8
1966 46 41.8
1967 46.5 42
1968 46.9 42.1
1969 47.3 42.3
1970 47.9 42.5
1971 48.2 42.6
1972 48.5 42.5
1973 48.9 42.7
1974 49.3 43.2
1975 49.6 43.8
1976 49.8 43.9
1977 49.9 43.9
1978 50 44
1979 50.1 43.9
1980 50 44
1981 49.8 41.6
1982 50 41.7
1983 50.1 41.6
1984 50.2 38.9
1985 50.4 39
1986 50.7 41
1987 51.1 41
1988 51.4 43.7
1989 51.8 43.9
1990 52.1 44.3
1991 52.6 44.7
1992 52.9 45.1
1993 53.7 45.7
1994 54.2 46.1
1995 54.8 46.5
1996 55.5 47.1
1997 56.1 47.8
1998 56.8 48.2
1999 57.4 48.8
2000 58 49.5
2001 58.7 50.3
2002 59.2 50.9
2003 59.7 51.4
2004 60.2 51.9
2005 60.7 52.3
2006 61.1 52.7
2007 61.5 53.3
2008 62 53.8
2009 62.3 54.4
2010 62.6 55
2011 62.9 55.7
2012 63 56.5
2013 63.2 57.2
2014 63.3 58
2015 63.4 58.7
2016 63.4 59.5
2017 63.4 60.1
2018 63.5 60.8
2019 63.5 61.3
2020 62.7 61.4
2021 62.5 60.3
2022 63.1 63
2023 63.6 63.6
2024 63.8 63.8
2025 64 64

Madagascar and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Mozambique
Year Population
Madagascar Mozambique
1960 5,111,029 6,713,695
1961 5,246,158 6,834,936
1962 5,384,150 6,969,364
1963 5,525,185 7,109,828
1964 5,669,863 7,255,061
1965 5,819,116 7,406,421
1966 5,974,279 7,562,990
1967 6,136,486 7,724,550
1968 6,306,493 7,892,613
1969 6,484,716 8,066,951
1970 6,672,003 8,250,506
1971 6,868,868 8,456,317
1972 7,074,398 8,692,935
1973 7,288,048 8,954,242
1974 7,509,726 9,236,093
1975 7,739,336 9,540,817
1976 7,976,831 9,867,209
1977 8,222,240 10,224,975
1978 8,475,864 10,618,250
1979 8,737,581 11,028,809
1980 9,006,032 11,336,221
1981 9,279,011 11,568,127
1982 9,557,671 11,824,370
1983 9,843,044 12,073,822
1984 10,134,550 12,315,954
1985 10,433,142 12,548,949
1986 10,736,857 12,770,578
1987 11,047,291 12,822,574
1988 11,369,462 12,800,558
1989 11,704,998 12,906,842
1990 12,055,639 13,094,537
1991 12,421,412 13,352,090
1992 12,800,870 13,613,316
1993 13,197,345 14,051,192
1994 13,613,850 15,033,853
1995 14,051,275 15,960,530
1996 14,510,711 16,492,480
1997 14,990,814 16,949,982
1998 15,489,364 17,340,464
1999 16,000,506 17,734,506
2000 16,516,338 18,129,653
2001 17,032,939 18,537,729
2002 17,549,913 18,958,338
2003 18,071,854 19,392,475
2004 18,606,608 19,840,313
2005 19,159,707 20,304,569
2006 19,730,909 20,787,087
2007 20,318,583 21,287,635
2008 20,923,840 21,819,036
2009 21,547,280 22,391,745
2010 22,183,340 22,999,235
2011 22,822,300 23,649,039
2012 23,462,438 24,337,846
2013 24,109,290 25,051,611
2014 24,764,348 25,788,475
2015 25,426,702 26,547,572
2016 26,099,952 27,337,105
2017 26,788,375 28,166,393
2018 27,494,926 29,018,644
2019 28,219,554 29,884,380
2020 28,953,556 30,783,688
2021 29,691,083 31,707,800
2022 30,437,261 32,656,246
2023 31,195,932 33,635,160
2024 31,964,956 34,631,766

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Mozambique

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Mozambique
1960 7.34 6.31
1961 7.3 6.37
1962 7.26 6.42
1963 7.21 6.47
1964 7.19 6.51
1965 7.17 6.54
1966 7.16 6.58
1967 7.14 6.61
1968 7.13 6.65
1969 7.12 6.67
1970 7.1 6.7
1971 7.07 6.7
1972 7.04 6.7
1973 7.01 6.7
1974 6.99 6.67
1975 6.97 6.66
1976 6.95 6.64
1977 6.93 6.62
1978 6.9 6.59
1979 6.87 6.56
1980 6.84 6.53
1981 6.77 6.48
1982 6.7 6.43
1983 6.63 6.43
1984 6.55 6.44
1985 6.46 6.43
1986 6.34 6.41
1987 6.24 6.39
1988 6.18 6.37
1989 6.15 6.35
1990 6.14 6.32
1991 6.12 6.28
1992 6.08 6.22
1993 6.06 6.15
1994 6.04 6.08
1995 6.04 6.02
1996 6.03 5.97
1997 6.02 5.93
1998 5.99 5.91
1999 5.84 5.88
2000 5.67 5.83
2001 5.53 5.76
2002 5.41 5.67
2003 5.33 5.6
2004 5.26 5.55
2005 5.2 5.5
2006 5.13 5.45
2007 5.08 5.47
2008 5.04 5.6
2009 5 5.68
2010 4.9 5.66
2011 4.74 5.6
2012 4.61 5.52
2013 4.53 5.43
2014 4.42 5.3
2015 4.34 5.25
2016 4.29 5.19
2017 4.26 5.13
2018 4.25 5.07
2019 4.22 5.02
2020 4.17 4.96
2021 4.1 4.91
2022 4.04 4.84
2023 3.97 4.76

Madagascar and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Mozambique
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Mozambique
1960 17.9 19.9
1961 17.5 19.8
1962 17.2 19.8
1963 17 19.7
1964 16.8 19.6
1965 16.8 19.4
1966 16.7 19.3
1967 16.7 19.2
1968 16.7 19
1969 16.6 18.9
1970 16.7 18.7
1971 16.7 18.6
1972 16.6 18.5
1973 16.6 18.4
1974 16.6 18.3
1975 16.6 18.2
1976 16.6 18.1
1977 16.5 18
1978 16.5 17.9
1979 16.5 17.8
1980 16.4 17.6
1981 16.4 17.4
1982 16.4 17.3
1983 16.4 17.2
1984 16.5 17.1
1985 16.5 17.1
1986 16.6 17
1987 16.6 17
1988 16.7 17
1989 16.8 17
1990 16.9 17
1991 16.9 17.1
1992 17 17.1
1993 17 17.2
1994 17.1 17.2
1995 17.1 17.3
1996 17.1 17.4
1997 17.1 17.4
1998 17.2 17.3
1999 17.2 17.3
2000 17.2 17.3
2001 17.2 17.2
2002 17.2 17.2
2003 17.2 17.2
2004 17.3 17.1
2005 17.3 17.1
2006 17.4 17.1
2007 17.5 17.1
2008 17.6 17
2009 17.7 17
2010 17.8 16.9
2011 17.9 16.9
2012 18.1 16.9
2013 18.2 16.9
2014 18.4 16.9
2015 18.6 16.9
2016 18.7 17
2017 18.9 17
2018 19.1 17.1
2019 19.3 17.1
2020 19.4 17.2
2021 19.6 17.3
2022 19.7 17.3
2023 19.9 17.4
2024 20 17.5

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Finance

Madagascar Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
1.7%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
54.4%
2024

Energy

Madagascar Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
36%
2023

Society

Madagascar Mozambique
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
61.7%
2022
English speaking
18%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
19.8%
2023

Health

Madagascar Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Mozambique
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
19,314 mi
2015

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