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Madagascar vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 44th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Niger
Population
33368335
28638403
Population rank 49/197 53/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Madagascar and Niger: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Niger economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Niger
Year GDP
Madagascar Niger
1960 $673,081,725 $449,526,873
1961 $699,161,945 $485,785,231
1962 $739,286,908 $531,736,599
1963 $759,345,864 $586,294,879
1964 $802,482,184 $582,816,396
1965 $833,563,473 $673,383,511
1966 $900,264,585 $702,296,079
1967 $956,436,932 $665,586,872
1968 $1,031,669,637 $641,214,226
1969 $1,056,391,056 $625,867,985
1970 $1,111,859,571 $649,916,621
1971 $1,199,507,631 $693,573,704
1972 $1,341,590,690 $742,779,661
1973 $1,653,062,335 $946,385,105
1974 $1,917,508,190 $1,026,137,111
1975 $2,283,049,215 $1,048,690,933
1976 $2,181,844,179 $1,064,517,601
1977 $2,358,930,406 $1,291,458,041
1978 $2,669,755,115 $1,774,365,590
1979 $3,463,565,854 $2,109,277,666
1980 $5,201,818,348 $2,508,524,721
1981 $4,759,333,998 $2,170,893,414
1982 $4,784,977,326 $2,017,612,216
1983 $4,686,457,031 $1,803,099,561
1984 $3,905,938,481 $1,461,243,326
1985 $3,802,557,895 $1,440,581,652
1986 $4,347,989,788 $1,904,096,998
1987 $3,212,900,556 $2,233,006,105
1988 $3,189,456,965 $2,280,356,193
1989 $3,175,638,333 $2,179,567,114
1990 $3,931,334,875 $3,512,356,508
1991 $3,254,713,056 $3,285,796,875
1992 $3,714,966,678 $3,386,232,579
1993 $4,063,298,919 $3,052,673,849
1994 $3,522,227,092 $1,938,058,175
1995 $3,838,100,904 $2,302,537,562
1996 $4,931,861,039 $2,405,686,940
1997 $4,262,965,420 $2,290,318,910
1998 $4,401,967,633 $2,643,363,519
1999 $4,277,903,780 $2,537,789,821
2000 $4,629,247,204 $2,241,753,193
2001 $5,438,332,602 $2,448,714,704
2002 $5,351,701,663 $2,782,192,879
2003 $6,372,498,890 $3,394,084,732
2004 $5,064,732,626 $3,760,443,738
2005 $5,859,269,753 $4,383,315,965
2006 $6,395,712,491 $4,756,361,252
2007 $8,524,620,890 $5,731,485,052
2008 $10,725,137,724 $7,297,600,226
2009 $9,616,879,409 $7,352,131,310
2010 $9,982,711,338 $7,851,192,502
2011 $11,551,819,618 $8,772,950,778
2012 $11,578,975,062 $9,426,912,648
2013 $12,423,555,455 $10,224,897,438
2014 $12,522,957,399 $10,862,943,544
2015 $11,323,020,701 $9,683,867,926
2016 $11,848,613,858 $10,398,861,982
2017 $13,176,313,594 $11,185,104,252
2018 $13,760,033,282 $12,837,307,497
2019 $14,104,664,679 $12,889,555,561
2020 $13,051,441,204 $13,744,653,103
2021 $14,354,731,964 $14,915,002,436
2022 $15,325,603,273 $15,433,852,714
2023 $15,869,945,478 $16,698,786,973
2024 $17,420,814,801 $19,537,639,288

Madagascar and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Niger
1960 $131.7 $128.3
1961 $133.3 $134.6
1962 $137.3 $143.2
1963 $137.4 $153.3
1964 $141.5 $148.1
1965 $143.2 $166.3
1966 $150.7 $168.6
1967 $155.9 $155.4
1968 $163.6 $145.6
1969 $162.9 $138.3
1970 $166.6 $139.8
1971 $174.6 $145.2
1972 $189.6 $151.4
1973 $226.8 $187.9
1974 $255.3 $198.3
1975 $295 $197.2
1976 $273.5 $194.8
1977 $286.9 $229.8
1978 $315 $307
1979 $396 $354
1980 $578 $409
1981 $513 $343
1982 $501 $310
1983 $476 $268.8
1984 $385 $211.5
1985 $364 $202.4
1986 $405 $259.6
1987 $290.8 $295.3
1988 $280.5 $292.6
1989 $271.3 $271.3
1990 $326 $424
1991 $262 $384
1992 $290.2 $384
1993 $308 $335
1994 $258.7 $206.2
1995 $273.1 $237
1996 $340 $239.5
1997 $284.4 $220.6
1998 $284.2 $246.1
1999 $267.4 $228.3
2000 $280.3 $194.8
2001 $319 $205.4
2002 $305 $225.3
2003 $353 $265.2
2004 $272.2 $283.5
2005 $306 $319
2006 $324 $333
2007 $420 $387
2008 $513 $475
2009 $446 $461
2010 $450 $474
2011 $506 $511
2012 $494 $529
2013 $515 $552
2014 $506 $565
2015 $445 $486
2016 $454 $503
2017 $492 $522
2018 $500 $579
2019 $500 $562
2020 $451 $580
2021 $483 $609
2022 $504 $610
2023 $509 $638
2024 $545 $723

Madagascar vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Niger
1950 39.7 35.9
1951 39.9 35.9
1952 40.3 35.9
1953 40.7 35.9
1954 40.9 36
1955 41.3 36
1956 41.7 36
1957 42.1 36.1
1958 42.5 36.1
1959 43 36.1
1960 43.3 36.2
1961 43.8 36.3
1962 44.2 36.3
1963 44.6 36.4
1964 45 36.5
1965 45.4 36.4
1966 46 36.3
1967 46.5 36.2
1968 46.9 36.1
1969 47.3 36
1970 47.9 35.9
1971 48.2 35.3
1972 48.5 35.8
1973 48.9 35.9
1974 49.3 36.2
1975 49.6 36.6
1976 49.8 37.1
1977 49.9 37.7
1978 50 38.3
1979 50.1 38.9
1980 50 39.3
1981 49.8 39.6
1982 50 39.8
1983 50.1 40
1984 50.2 40
1985 50.4 40.1
1986 50.7 40.3
1987 51.1 40.5
1988 51.4 40.8
1989 51.8 41.2
1990 52.1 41.7
1991 52.6 42.3
1992 52.9 43.1
1993 53.7 43.8
1994 54.2 44.6
1995 54.8 45.5
1996 55.5 46.3
1997 56.1 47.1
1998 56.8 47.8
1999 57.4 48.5
2000 58 49.2
2001 58.7 49.9
2002 59.2 50.6
2003 59.7 51.5
2004 60.2 52.4
2005 60.7 53.3
2006 61.1 54.2
2007 61.5 55.1
2008 62 55.9
2009 62.3 56.5
2010 62.6 57.1
2011 62.9 57.6
2012 63 58
2013 63.2 58.4
2014 63.3 58.7
2015 63.4 58.8
2016 63.4 59.2
2017 63.4 59.5
2018 63.5 59.8
2019 63.5 60
2020 62.7 59.9
2021 62.5 59.5
2022 63.1 60.4
2023 63.6 61.2
2024 63.8 61.4
2025 64 61.7

Madagascar and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Niger
Year Population
Madagascar Niger
1960 5,111,029 3,505,050
1961 5,246,158 3,608,162
1962 5,384,150 3,714,520
1963 5,525,185 3,823,873
1964 5,669,863 3,935,814
1965 5,819,116 4,049,695
1966 5,974,279 4,165,544
1967 6,136,486 4,283,590
1968 6,306,493 4,403,637
1969 6,484,716 4,525,725
1970 6,672,003 4,650,275
1971 6,868,868 4,776,225
1972 7,074,398 4,904,845
1973 7,288,048 5,037,865
1974 7,509,726 5,174,953
1975 7,739,336 5,317,019
1976 7,976,831 5,464,962
1977 8,222,240 5,619,716
1978 8,475,864 5,782,932
1979 8,737,581 5,955,556
1980 9,006,032 6,135,971
1981 9,279,011 6,322,006
1982 9,557,671 6,512,732
1983 9,843,044 6,708,644
1984 10,134,550 6,909,971
1985 10,433,142 7,118,457
1986 10,736,857 7,335,811
1987 11,047,291 7,561,150
1988 11,369,462 7,793,748
1989 11,704,998 8,034,780
1990 12,055,639 8,286,059
1991 12,421,412 8,546,900
1992 12,800,870 8,817,633
1993 13,197,345 9,100,789
1994 13,613,850 9,398,258
1995 14,051,275 9,714,529
1996 14,510,711 10,044,852
1997 14,990,814 10,383,969
1998 15,489,364 10,741,413
1999 16,000,506 11,117,411
2000 16,516,338 11,509,630
2001 17,032,939 11,920,647
2002 17,549,913 12,349,144
2003 18,071,854 12,796,984
2004 18,606,608 13,265,836
2005 19,159,707 13,756,192
2006 19,730,909 14,268,581
2007 20,318,583 14,803,610
2008 20,923,840 15,361,915
2009 21,547,280 15,943,675
2010 22,183,340 16,548,835
2011 22,822,300 17,176,283
2012 23,462,438 17,836,769
2013 24,109,290 18,519,898
2014 24,764,348 19,215,909
2015 25,426,702 19,939,498
2016 26,099,952 20,685,753
2017 26,788,375 21,435,446
2018 27,494,926 22,188,069
2019 28,219,554 22,947,757
2020 28,953,556 23,717,613
2021 29,691,083 24,502,140
2022 30,437,261 25,311,973
2023 31,195,932 26,159,867
2024 31,964,956 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Niger

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Niger
1960 7.34 7.53
1961 7.3 7.51
1962 7.26 7.5
1963 7.21 7.49
1964 7.19 7.48
1965 7.17 7.47
1966 7.16 7.48
1967 7.14 7.49
1968 7.13 7.5
1969 7.12 7.51
1970 7.1 7.51
1971 7.07 7.52
1972 7.04 7.52
1973 7.01 7.53
1974 6.99 7.54
1975 6.97 7.54
1976 6.95 7.56
1977 6.93 7.6
1978 6.9 7.66
1979 6.87 7.72
1980 6.84 7.78
1981 6.77 7.82
1982 6.7 7.86
1983 6.63 7.9
1984 6.55 7.92
1985 6.46 7.93
1986 6.34 7.9
1987 6.24 7.87
1988 6.18 7.84
1989 6.15 7.82
1990 6.14 7.81
1991 6.12 7.8
1992 6.08 7.8
1993 6.06 7.79
1994 6.04 7.79
1995 6.04 7.78
1996 6.03 7.78
1997 6.02 7.8
1998 5.99 7.84
1999 5.84 7.84
2000 5.67 7.83
2001 5.53 7.81
2002 5.41 7.8
2003 5.33 7.79
2004 5.26 7.78
2005 5.2 7.77
2006 5.13 7.74
2007 5.08 7.73
2008 5.04 7.7
2009 5 7.68
2010 4.9 7.64
2011 4.74 7.59
2012 4.61 7.53
2013 4.53 7.45
2014 4.42 7.34
2015 4.34 7.22
2016 4.29 7.04
2017 4.26 6.87
2018 4.25 6.71
2019 4.22 6.54
2020 4.17 6.37
2021 4.1 6.2
2022 4.04 6.14
2023 3.97 6.06

Madagascar and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Niger
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Niger
1960 17.9 15.5
1961 17.5 15.5
1962 17.2 15.5
1963 17 15.5
1964 16.8 15.6
1965 16.8 15.6
1966 16.7 15.6
1967 16.7 15.7
1968 16.7 15.7
1969 16.6 15.8
1970 16.7 15.9
1971 16.7 15.9
1972 16.6 16
1973 16.6 16.1
1974 16.6 16.1
1975 16.6 16.2
1976 16.6 16.3
1977 16.5 16.3
1978 16.5 16.4
1979 16.5 16.4
1980 16.4 16.4
1981 16.4 16.4
1982 16.4 16.4
1983 16.4 16.4
1984 16.5 16.4
1985 16.5 16.4
1986 16.6 16.4
1987 16.6 16.4
1988 16.7 16.5
1989 16.8 16.5
1990 16.9 16.5
1991 16.9 16.6
1992 17 16.6
1993 17 16.6
1994 17.1 16.6
1995 17.1 16.6
1996 17.1 16.6
1997 17.1 16.5
1998 17.2 16.5
1999 17.2 16.4
2000 17.2 16.3
2001 17.2 16.2
2002 17.2 16.1
2003 17.2 16
2004 17.3 15.9
2005 17.3 15.8
2006 17.4 15.7
2007 17.5 15.5
2008 17.6 15.5
2009 17.7 15.4
2010 17.8 15.3
2011 17.9 15.3
2012 18.1 15.3
2013 18.2 15.3
2014 18.4 15.3
2015 18.6 15.4
2016 18.7 15.5
2017 18.9 15.6
2018 19.1 15.7
2019 19.3 15.8
2020 19.4 15.9
2021 19.6 16
2022 19.7 16.2
2023 19.9 16.3
2024 20 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
14.8%
2024

Energy

Madagascar Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Madagascar Niger
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
35.6%
2022
English speaking
18%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Madagascar Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Niger
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
11,774 mi
2010

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