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Madagascar vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 44th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Palestine
Population
33368335
5459557
Population rank 49/197 122/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$4,371
2024
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
$7,705
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Madagascar and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Palestine
Year GDP
Madagascar Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $3,838,100,904 $3,282,800,000
1996 $4,931,861,039 $3,409,600,000
1997 $4,262,965,420 $3,759,800,000
1998 $4,401,967,633 $4,067,800,000
1999 $4,277,903,780 $4,271,200,000
2000 $4,629,247,204 $4,313,600,000
2001 $5,438,332,602 $4,003,700,000
2002 $5,351,701,663 $3,555,800,000
2003 $6,372,498,890 $3,968,000,000
2004 $5,064,732,626 $4,603,100,000
2005 $5,859,269,753 $5,125,700,000
2006 $6,395,712,491 $5,348,300,000
2007 $8,524,620,890 $5,815,700,000
2008 $10,725,137,724 $7,310,400,000
2009 $9,616,879,409 $8,085,700,000
2010 $9,982,711,338 $9,681,500,000
2011 $11,551,819,618 $11,186,100,000
2012 $11,578,975,062 $12,208,400,000
2013 $12,423,555,455 $13,515,500,000
2014 $12,522,957,399 $13,989,700,000
2015 $11,323,020,701 $13,972,400,000
2016 $11,848,613,858 $15,405,400,000
2017 $13,176,313,594 $16,128,000,000
2018 $13,760,033,282 $16,276,600,000
2019 $14,104,664,679 $17,133,500,000
2020 $13,051,441,204 $15,531,700,000
2021 $14,354,731,964 $18,109,000,000
2022 $15,325,603,273 $19,165,500,000
2023 $15,869,945,478 $17,847,900,000
2024 $17,420,814,801 $13,711,100,000

Madagascar and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $273.1 $1,327
1996 $340 $1,317
1997 $284.4 $1,389
1998 $284.2 $1,465
1999 $267.4 $1,499
2000 $280.3 $1,476
2001 $319 $1,336
2002 $305 $1,156
2003 $353 $1,258
2004 $272.2 $1,422
2005 $306 $1,544
2006 $324 $1,570
2007 $420 $1,664
2008 $513 $2,035
2009 $446 $2,192
2010 $450 $2,557
2011 $506 $2,881
2012 $494 $3,067
2013 $515 $3,315
2014 $506 $3,352
2015 $445 $3,272
2016 $454 $3,528
2017 $492 $3,620
2018 $500 $3,562
2019 $500 $3,657
2020 $451 $3,234
2021 $483 $3,679
2022 $504 $3,800
2023 $509 $3,455
2024 $545 $2,592

Madagascar vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Palestine
1950 39.7 45.7
1951 39.9 46
1952 40.3 46.3
1953 40.7 46.6
1954 40.9 46.9
1955 41.3 47.2
1956 41.7 47.6
1957 42.1 48
1958 42.5 48.4
1959 43 48.8
1960 43.3 49.3
1961 43.8 49.8
1962 44.2 50.4
1963 44.6 51
1964 45 51.6
1965 45.4 52.2
1966 46 52.8
1967 46.5 50.9
1968 46.9 54.1
1969 47.3 54.7
1970 47.9 55.4
1971 48.2 56
1972 48.5 56.7
1973 48.9 57.6
1974 49.3 58
1975 49.6 58.7
1976 49.8 59.4
1977 49.9 60.1
1978 50 60.8
1979 50.1 61.5
1980 50 62.2
1981 49.8 62.8
1982 50 63.5
1983 50.1 64.1
1984 50.2 64.7
1985 50.4 65.3
1986 50.7 65.7
1987 51.1 66.3
1988 51.4 66.7
1989 51.8 67.1
1990 52.1 67.8
1991 52.6 68.2
1992 52.9 68.5
1993 53.7 68.8
1994 54.2 69.3
1995 54.8 69.6
1996 55.5 70
1997 56.1 70.3
1998 56.8 70.6
1999 57.4 70.8
2000 58 70.3
2001 58.7 69.8
2002 59.2 70.9
2003 59.7 71
2004 60.2 71.1
2005 60.7 72
2006 61.1 71.8
2007 61.5 72.1
2008 62 72.2
2009 62.3 72.3
2010 62.6 73.3
2011 62.9 73.6
2012 63 73.7
2013 63.2 74.1
2014 63.3 72.8
2015 63.4 74.6
2016 63.4 74.9
2017 63.4 75.2
2018 63.5 75.4
2019 63.5 75.8
2020 62.7 75
2021 62.5 73.9
2022 63.1 76.7
2023 63.6 65.2
2024 63.8 69.2
2025 64 73.1

Madagascar and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Palestine
Year Population
Madagascar Palestine
1960 5,111,029 -
1961 5,246,158 -
1962 5,384,150 -
1963 5,525,185 -
1964 5,669,863 -
1965 5,819,116 -
1966 5,974,279 -
1967 6,136,486 -
1968 6,306,493 -
1969 6,484,716 -
1970 6,672,003 -
1971 6,868,868 -
1972 7,074,398 -
1973 7,288,048 -
1974 7,509,726 -
1975 7,739,336 -
1976 7,976,831 -
1977 8,222,240 -
1978 8,475,864 -
1979 8,737,581 -
1980 9,006,032 -
1981 9,279,011 -
1982 9,557,671 -
1983 9,843,044 -
1984 10,134,550 -
1985 10,433,142 -
1986 10,736,857 -
1987 11,047,291 -
1988 11,369,462 -
1989 11,704,998 -
1990 12,055,639 1,978,248
1991 12,421,412 2,068,845
1992 12,800,870 2,163,591
1993 13,197,345 2,262,676
1994 13,613,850 2,366,298
1995 14,051,275 2,474,666
1996 14,510,711 2,587,997
1997 14,990,814 2,706,518
1998 15,489,364 2,776,568
1999 16,000,506 2,848,431
2000 16,516,338 2,922,153
2001 17,032,939 2,997,784
2002 17,549,913 3,075,373
2003 18,071,854 3,154,969
2004 18,606,608 3,236,626
2005 19,159,707 3,320,396
2006 19,730,909 3,406,334
2007 20,318,583 3,494,496
2008 20,923,840 3,591,977
2009 21,547,280 3,689,099
2010 22,183,340 3,786,161
2011 22,822,300 3,882,986
2012 23,462,438 3,979,998
2013 24,109,290 4,076,708
2014 24,764,348 4,173,398
2015 25,426,702 4,270,092
2016 26,099,952 4,367,088
2017 26,788,375 4,454,805
2018 27,494,926 4,569,087
2019 28,219,554 4,685,306
2020 28,953,556 4,803,269
2021 29,691,083 4,922,749
2022 30,437,261 5,043,612
2023 31,195,932 5,165,775
2024 31,964,956 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Palestine

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Palestine
1960 7.34 -
1961 7.3 -
1962 7.26 -
1963 7.21 -
1964 7.19 -
1965 7.17 -
1966 7.16 -
1967 7.14 -
1968 7.13 -
1969 7.12 -
1970 7.1 -
1971 7.07 -
1972 7.04 -
1973 7.01 -
1974 6.99 -
1975 6.97 -
1976 6.95 -
1977 6.93 -
1978 6.9 -
1979 6.87 -
1980 6.84 -
1981 6.77 -
1982 6.7 -
1983 6.63 -
1984 6.55 -
1985 6.46 -
1986 6.34 -
1987 6.24 -
1988 6.18 -
1989 6.15 -
1990 6.14 6.81
1991 6.12 6.75
1992 6.08 6.65
1993 6.06 6.5
1994 6.04 6.33
1995 6.04 6.16
1996 6.03 5.99
1997 6.02 5.82
1998 5.99 5.69
1999 5.84 5.58
2000 5.67 5.46
2001 5.53 5.34
2002 5.41 5.22
2003 5.33 5.06
2004 5.26 4.97
2005 5.2 4.87
2006 5.13 4.74
2007 5.08 4.63
2008 5.04 4.51
2009 5 4.44
2010 4.9 4.43
2011 4.74 4.31
2012 4.61 4.15
2013 4.53 4.05
2014 4.42 4
2015 4.34 3.98
2016 4.29 3.89
2017 4.26 3.77
2018 4.25 3.67
2019 4.22 3.59
2020 4.17 3.51
2021 4.1 3.44
2022 4.04 3.38
2023 3.97 3.31

Madagascar and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Palestine
1960 17.9 -
1961 17.5 -
1962 17.2 -
1963 17 -
1964 16.8 -
1965 16.8 -
1966 16.7 -
1967 16.7 -
1968 16.7 -
1969 16.6 -
1970 16.7 -
1971 16.7 -
1972 16.6 -
1973 16.6 -
1974 16.6 -
1975 16.6 -
1976 16.6 -
1977 16.5 -
1978 16.5 -
1979 16.5 -
1980 16.4 -
1981 16.4 -
1982 16.4 -
1983 16.4 -
1984 16.5 -
1985 16.5 -
1986 16.6 -
1987 16.6 -
1988 16.7 -
1989 16.8 -
1990 16.9 15.4
1991 16.9 15.4
1992 17 15.4
1993 17 15.5
1994 17.1 15.5
1995 17.1 15.6
1996 17.1 15.7
1997 17.1 15.8
1998 17.2 15.9
1999 17.2 16
2000 17.2 16.2
2001 17.2 16.3
2002 17.2 16.5
2003 17.2 16.7
2004 17.3 16.9
2005 17.3 17.1
2006 17.4 17.4
2007 17.5 17.6
2008 17.6 17.9
2009 17.7 18.1
2010 17.8 18.4
2011 17.9 18.6
2012 18.1 18.9
2013 18.2 19.1
2014 18.4 19.4
2015 18.6 19.6
2016 18.7 19.8
2017 18.9 19.9
2018 19.1 20
2019 19.3 20.2
2020 19.4 20.3
2021 19.6 20.4
2022 19.7 20.6
2023 19.9 20.8
2024 20 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
57
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Madagascar Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Madagascar Palestine
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
29
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
70
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
97.9%
2024
English speaking
18%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Madagascar Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Madagascar Palestine
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
n/a

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