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Madagascar vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 44th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar North Korea
Population
33368335
26621357
Population rank 49/197 56/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 180/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Madagascar and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

North Korea
Year GDP
Madagascar North Korea
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 -
1992 $3,714,966,678 -
1993 $4,063,298,919 -
1994 $3,522,227,092 -
1995 $3,838,100,904 -
1996 $4,931,861,039 -
1997 $4,262,965,420 -
1998 $4,401,967,633 -
1999 $4,277,903,780 -
2000 $4,629,247,204 -
2001 $5,438,332,602 -
2002 $5,351,701,663 -
2003 $6,372,498,890 -
2004 $5,064,732,626 -
2005 $5,859,269,753 -
2006 $6,395,712,491 -
2007 $8,524,620,890 -
2008 $10,725,137,724 -
2009 $9,616,879,409 $23,356,470,000
2010 $9,982,711,338 $25,995,513,000
2011 $11,551,819,618 $29,005,020,000
2012 $11,578,975,062 $29,890,710,000
2013 $12,423,555,455 $30,588,922,000
2014 $12,522,957,399 $30,554,460,000
2015 $11,323,020,701 $30,723,030,000
2016 $11,848,613,858 $28,882,640,000
2017 $13,176,313,594 $29,105,440,000
2018 $13,760,033,282 $28,536,400,000
2019 $14,104,664,679 $28,222,880,000
2020 $13,051,441,204 $27,728,240,000
2021 $14,354,731,964 $32,301,720,000
2022 $15,325,603,273 $28,971,360,000
2023 $15,869,945,478 $32,155,360,000
2024 $17,420,814,801 $34,943,120,000

Madagascar and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar North Korea
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 -
1992 $290.2 -
1993 $308 -
1994 $258.7 -
1995 $273.1 -
1996 $340 -
1997 $284.4 -
1998 $284.2 -
1999 $267.4 -
2000 $280.3 -
2001 $319 -
2002 $305 -
2003 $353 -
2004 $272.2 -
2005 $306 -
2006 $324 -
2007 $420 -
2008 $513 -
2009 $446 $939
2010 $450 $1,040
2011 $506 $1,156
2012 $494 $1,186
2013 $515 $1,208
2014 $506 $1,201
2015 $445 $1,201
2016 $454 $1,124
2017 $492 $1,127
2018 $500 $1,100
2019 $500 $1,084
2020 $451 $1,061
2021 $483 $1,231
2022 $504 $1,100
2023 $509 $1,217
2024 $545 $1,319

Madagascar vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar North Korea
1950 39.7 14.2
1951 39.9 17.7
1952 40.3 32.8
1953 40.7 40.3
1954 40.9 50.6
1955 41.3 51.8
1956 41.7 52.8
1957 42.1 53.7
1958 42.5 54.5
1959 43 55.2
1960 43.3 55.8
1961 43.8 56.4
1962 44.2 57
1963 44.6 57.6
1964 45 58.2
1965 45.4 58.8
1966 46 59.4
1967 46.5 60.1
1968 46.9 60.8
1969 47.3 61.4
1970 47.9 62
1971 48.2 62.7
1972 48.5 63.3
1973 48.9 63.8
1974 49.3 64.3
1975 49.6 64.8
1976 49.8 65.3
1977 49.9 65.8
1978 50 66.3
1979 50.1 66.7
1980 50 67.2
1981 49.8 67.7
1982 50 68.1
1983 50.1 68.5
1984 50.2 68.9
1985 50.4 69.2
1986 50.7 69.5
1987 51.1 69.8
1988 51.4 70.1
1989 51.8 70.3
1990 52.1 70.5
1991 52.6 70.7
1992 52.9 71
1993 53.7 70.8
1994 54.2 70.5
1995 54.8 60.8
1996 55.5 60.8
1997 56.1 60.9
1998 56.8 60.9
1999 57.4 60.9
2000 58 60.9
2001 58.7 60.9
2002 59.2 60.9
2003 59.7 69.4
2004 60.2 69.3
2005 60.7 69.2
2006 61.1 69.1
2007 61.5 69
2008 62 69.3
2009 62.3 69.7
2010 62.6 70.2
2011 62.9 70.8
2012 63 71.3
2013 63.2 71.9
2014 63.3 72.5
2015 63.4 72.8
2016 63.4 73
2017 63.4 73
2018 63.5 73
2019 63.5 72.9
2020 62.7 72.8
2021 62.5 73.4
2022 63.1 73.6
2023 63.6 73.6
2024 63.8 73.7
2025 64 73.9

Madagascar and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

North Korea
Year Population
Madagascar North Korea
1960 5,111,029 11,722,953
1961 5,246,158 11,990,713
1962 5,384,150 12,262,882
1963 5,525,185 12,567,057
1964 5,669,863 12,889,770
1965 5,819,116 13,219,369
1966 5,974,279 13,569,094
1967 6,136,486 13,958,350
1968 6,306,493 14,365,596
1969 6,484,716 14,767,615
1970 6,672,003 15,172,775
1971 6,868,868 15,572,457
1972 7,074,398 15,975,069
1973 7,288,048 16,350,367
1974 7,509,726 16,673,121
1975 7,739,336 16,971,055
1976 7,976,831 17,243,450
1977 8,222,240 17,492,798
1978 8,475,864 17,735,995
1979 8,737,581 17,983,470
1980 9,006,032 18,236,786
1981 9,279,011 18,501,295
1982 9,557,671 18,776,357
1983 9,843,044 19,054,034
1984 10,134,550 19,335,043
1985 10,433,142 19,620,388
1986 10,736,857 19,910,855
1987 11,047,291 20,205,483
1988 11,369,462 20,503,161
1989 11,704,998 20,804,367
1990 12,055,639 21,112,137
1991 12,421,412 21,428,638
1992 12,800,870 21,750,911
1993 13,197,345 22,073,352
1994 13,613,850 22,393,975
1995 14,051,275 22,669,304
1996 14,510,711 22,895,746
1997 14,990,814 23,110,830
1998 15,489,364 23,311,564
1999 16,000,506 23,497,599
2000 16,516,338 23,665,910
2001 17,032,939 23,815,358
2002 17,549,913 23,943,973
2003 18,071,854 24,090,380
2004 18,606,608 24,254,943
2005 19,159,707 24,396,433
2006 19,730,909 24,524,507
2007 20,318,583 24,646,383
2008 20,923,840 24,764,618
2009 21,547,280 24,878,332
2010 22,183,340 24,987,258
2011 22,822,300 25,097,874
2012 23,462,438 25,211,728
2013 24,109,290 25,329,451
2014 24,764,348 25,451,262
2015 25,426,702 25,575,350
2016 26,099,952 25,698,326
2017 26,788,375 25,817,709
2018 27,494,926 25,931,147
2019 28,219,554 26,037,632
2020 28,953,556 26,136,312
2021 29,691,083 26,232,534
2022 30,437,261 26,328,845
2023 31,195,932 26,418,204
2024 31,964,956 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Madagascar and North Korea

Fertility rate
Madagascar

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar North Korea
1960 7.34 3.57
1961 7.3 3.26
1962 7.26 3.41
1963 7.21 3.63
1964 7.19 3.55
1965 7.17 3.56
1966 7.16 3.71
1967 7.14 4.05
1968 7.13 3.87
1969 7.12 3.86
1970 7.1 3.85
1971 7.07 3.74
1972 7.04 3.89
1973 7.01 3.35
1974 6.99 3.14
1975 6.97 3.05
1976 6.95 2.84
1977 6.93 2.77
1978 6.9 2.79
1979 6.87 2.85
1980 6.84 2.84
1981 6.77 2.92
1982 6.7 2.85
1983 6.63 2.78
1984 6.55 2.71
1985 6.46 2.65
1986 6.34 2.59
1987 6.24 2.53
1988 6.18 2.47
1989 6.15 2.41
1990 6.14 2.39
1991 6.12 2.35
1992 6.08 2.29
1993 6.06 2.22
1994 6.04 2.18
1995 6.04 2.15
1996 6.03 2.09
1997 6.02 2.03
1998 5.99 1.99
1999 5.84 1.97
2000 5.67 1.94
2001 5.53 1.94
2002 5.41 1.92
2003 5.33 1.91
2004 5.26 1.9
2005 5.2 1.87
2006 5.13 1.94
2007 5.08 1.94
2008 5.04 1.97
2009 5 1.91
2010 4.9 1.89
2011 4.74 1.88
2012 4.61 1.88
2013 4.53 1.88
2014 4.42 1.87
2015 4.34 1.86
2016 4.29 1.86
2017 4.26 1.85
2018 4.25 1.83
2019 4.22 1.83
2020 4.17 1.82
2021 4.1 1.81
2022 4.04 1.8
2023 3.97 1.78

Madagascar and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Madagascar North Korea
1960 17.9 19.9
1961 17.5 20.2
1962 17.2 20.6
1963 17 20.8
1964 16.8 21
1965 16.8 21.2
1966 16.7 21.3
1967 16.7 21.4
1968 16.7 21.4
1969 16.6 21.4
1970 16.7 21.4
1971 16.7 21.2
1972 16.6 20.9
1973 16.6 20.7
1974 16.6 20.7
1975 16.6 20.9
1976 16.6 21.1
1977 16.5 21.4
1978 16.5 21.8
1979 16.5 22.2
1980 16.4 22.5
1981 16.4 22.8
1982 16.4 23.1
1983 16.4 23.5
1984 16.5 23.9
1985 16.5 24.2
1986 16.6 24.5
1987 16.6 24.8
1988 16.7 25.1
1989 16.8 25.6
1990 16.9 26
1991 16.9 26.4
1992 17 26.8
1993 17 27.2
1994 17.1 27.6
1995 17.1 28
1996 17.1 28.3
1997 17.1 28.8
1998 17.2 29.2
1999 17.2 29.6
2000 17.2 30.1
2001 17.2 30.5
2002 17.2 31
2003 17.2 31.4
2004 17.3 31.8
2005 17.3 32.1
2006 17.4 32.5
2007 17.5 32.9
2008 17.6 33.3
2009 17.7 33.7
2010 17.8 34
2011 17.9 34.3
2012 18.1 34.5
2013 18.2 34.7
2014 18.4 35
2015 18.6 35.2
2016 18.7 35.4
2017 18.9 35.7
2018 19.1 35.9
2019 19.3 36.2
2020 19.4 36.4
2021 19.6 36.6
2022 19.7 36.8
2023 19.9 37.1
2024 20 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
57
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Madagascar North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Madagascar North Korea
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
18%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Madagascar North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar North Korea
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
15,879 mi
2006

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