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Madagascar vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 44th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Qatar
Population
33368335
2964497
Population rank 49/197 137/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Madagascar and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Qatar
Year GDP
Madagascar Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $1,199,507,631 $387,703,106
1972 $1,341,590,690 $510,262,500
1973 $1,653,062,335 $793,885,560
1974 $1,917,508,190 $2,401,403,227
1975 $2,283,049,215 $2,512,773,166
1976 $2,181,844,179 $3,284,273,987
1977 $2,358,930,406 $3,617,564,638
1978 $2,669,755,115 $4,052,000,413
1979 $3,463,565,854 $5,632,962,997
1980 $5,201,818,348 $7,829,165,262
1981 $4,759,333,998 $8,661,263,764
1982 $4,784,977,326 $7,596,703,214
1983 $4,686,457,031 $6,467,582,308
1984 $3,905,938,481 $6,704,395,824
1985 $3,802,557,895 $6,153,296,456
1986 $4,347,989,788 $5,053,021,951
1987 $3,212,900,556 $5,446,428,681
1988 $3,189,456,965 $6,038,187,033
1989 $3,175,638,333 $6,487,912,088
1990 $3,931,334,875 $7,360,439,423
1991 $3,254,713,056 $6,883,516,484
1992 $3,714,966,678 $7,646,153,984
1993 $4,063,298,919 $7,156,593,654
1994 $3,522,227,092 $7,374,450,769
1995 $3,838,100,904 $8,137,911,978
1996 $4,931,861,039 $9,059,340,385
1997 $4,262,965,420 $11,297,802,115
1998 $4,401,967,633 $10,255,495,027
1999 $4,277,903,780 $12,393,131,868
2000 $4,629,247,204 $17,759,890,110
2001 $5,438,332,602 $17,538,461,538
2002 $5,351,701,663 $19,363,736,264
2003 $6,372,498,890 $23,533,791,209
2004 $5,064,732,626 $31,734,065,934
2005 $5,859,269,753 $44,530,494,505
2006 $6,395,712,491 $60,882,142,857
2007 $8,524,620,890 $79,712,087,912
2008 $10,725,137,724 $115,270,054,945
2009 $9,616,879,409 $97,798,351,648
2010 $9,982,711,338 $125,122,306,346
2011 $11,551,819,618 $167,775,268,626
2012 $11,578,975,062 $186,833,502,363
2013 $12,423,555,455 $198,727,642,967
2014 $12,522,957,399 $206,224,598,571
2015 $11,323,020,701 $161,739,955,577
2016 $11,848,613,858 $151,732,181,868
2017 $13,176,313,594 $161,099,122,225
2018 $13,760,033,282 $183,334,953,819
2019 $14,104,664,679 $176,371,267,692
2020 $13,051,441,204 $144,411,363,352
2021 $14,354,731,964 $179,732,009,560
2022 $15,325,603,273 $235,709,325,714
2023 $15,869,945,478 $213,002,809,341
2024 $17,420,814,801 $217,982,967,033

Madagascar and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $174.6 $2,952
1972 $189.6 $3,483
1973 $226.8 $4,905
1974 $255.3 $13,540
1975 $295 $13,014
1976 $273.5 $15,710
1977 $286.9 $16,058
1978 $315 $16,757
1979 $396 $21,777
1980 $578 $28,375
1981 $513 $29,505
1982 $501 $24,385
1983 $476 $19,616
1984 $385 $19,272
1985 $364 $16,815
1986 $405 $13,213
1987 $290.8 $13,719
1988 $280.5 $14,682
1989 $271.3 $15,243
1990 $326 $16,722
1991 $262 $15,133
1992 $290.2 $16,280
1993 $308 $14,770
1994 $258.7 $14,765
1995 $273.1 $15,823
1996 $340 $17,125
1997 $284.4 $20,523
1998 $284.2 $17,665
1999 $267.4 $20,234
2000 $280.3 $27,535
2001 $319 $25,871
2002 $305 $27,227
2003 $353 $31,602
2004 $272.2 $41,036
2005 $306 $53,950
2006 $324 $62,582
2007 $420 $65,954
2008 $513 $80,781
2009 $446 $60,786
2010 $450 $77,387
2011 $506 $103,262
2012 $494 $108,470
2013 $515 $103,697
2014 $506 $95,841
2015 $445 $68,985
2016 $454 $61,254
2017 $492 $63,280
2018 $500 $71,040
2019 $500 $66,841
2020 $451 $51,684
2021 $483 $71,752
2022 $504 $88,701
2023 $509 $80,196
2024 $545 $76,276

Madagascar vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Qatar
1950 39.7 50.8
1951 39.9 51.5
1952 40.3 52.1
1953 40.7 52.8
1954 40.9 53.5
1955 41.3 54.2
1956 41.7 54.9
1957 42.1 55.6
1958 42.5 56.3
1959 43 57
1960 43.3 57.8
1961 43.8 58.5
1962 44.2 59.2
1963 44.6 60
1964 45 60.7
1965 45.4 61.4
1966 46 62.2
1967 46.5 62.9
1968 46.9 63.6
1969 47.3 64.2
1970 47.9 64.9
1971 48.2 65.5
1972 48.5 66.1
1973 48.9 66.6
1974 49.3 67.2
1975 49.6 67.7
1976 49.8 68.2
1977 49.9 68.6
1978 50 69.1
1979 50.1 69.5
1980 50 69.9
1981 49.8 70.3
1982 50 70.7
1983 50.1 71.1
1984 50.2 71.5
1985 50.4 71.8
1986 50.7 72.2
1987 51.1 72.5
1988 51.4 72.8
1989 51.8 73.1
1990 52.1 73.4
1991 52.6 73.7
1992 52.9 73.9
1993 53.7 74.1
1994 54.2 74.2
1995 54.8 74.4
1996 55.5 74.6
1997 56.1 74.7
1998 56.8 74.9
1999 57.4 75
2000 58 75.3
2001 58.7 75.5
2002 59.2 75.8
2003 59.7 76.1
2004 60.2 76.5
2005 60.7 76.9
2006 61.1 77.3
2007 61.5 77.7
2008 62 78.3
2009 62.3 78.8
2010 62.6 79.4
2011 62.9 80
2012 63 80.5
2013 63.2 81
2014 63.3 81.4
2015 63.4 81.8
2016 63.4 82.1
2017 63.4 82.5
2018 63.5 82.7
2019 63.5 82.9
2020 62.7 80.4
2021 62.5 81.1
2022 63.1 81.9
2023 63.6 82.4
2024 63.8 82.5
2025 64 82.7

Madagascar and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Qatar
Year Population
Madagascar Qatar
1960 5,111,029 36,010
1961 5,246,158 39,680
1962 5,384,150 44,630
1963 5,525,185 50,380
1964 5,669,863 56,867
1965 5,819,116 64,065
1966 5,974,279 72,192
1967 6,136,486 81,439
1968 6,306,493 91,749
1969 6,484,716 103,025
1970 6,672,003 116,350
1971 6,868,868 131,346
1972 7,074,398 146,506
1973 7,288,048 161,841
1974 7,509,726 177,362
1975 7,739,336 193,087
1976 7,976,831 209,052
1977 8,222,240 225,285
1978 8,475,864 241,808
1979 8,737,581 258,670
1980 9,006,032 275,913
1981 9,279,011 293,553
1982 9,557,671 311,537
1983 9,843,044 329,709
1984 10,134,550 347,878
1985 10,433,142 365,940
1986 10,736,857 382,422
1987 11,047,291 397,005
1988 11,369,462 411,264
1989 11,704,998 425,646
1990 12,055,639 440,175
1991 12,421,412 454,853
1992 12,800,870 469,657
1993 13,197,345 484,545
1994 13,613,850 499,459
1995 14,051,275 514,325
1996 14,510,711 529,019
1997 14,990,814 550,500
1998 15,489,364 580,540
1999 16,000,506 612,500
2000 16,516,338 644,989
2001 17,032,939 677,925
2002 17,549,913 711,205
2003 18,071,854 744,682
2004 18,606,608 773,332
2005 19,159,707 825,408
2006 19,730,909 972,831
2007 20,318,583 1,208,595
2008 20,923,840 1,426,938
2009 21,547,280 1,608,903
2010 22,183,340 1,616,832
2011 22,822,300 1,624,761
2012 23,462,438 1,722,438
2013 24,109,290 1,916,426
2014 24,764,348 2,151,745
2015 25,426,702 2,344,557
2016 26,099,952 2,477,113
2017 26,788,375 2,545,820
2018 27,494,926 2,580,734
2019 28,219,554 2,638,657
2020 28,953,556 2,794,148
2021 29,691,083 2,504,910
2022 30,437,261 2,657,333
2023 31,195,932 2,656,032
2024 31,964,956 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Qatar

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Qatar
1960 7.34 6.53
1961 7.3 6.53
1962 7.26 6.53
1963 7.21 6.53
1964 7.19 6.53
1965 7.17 6.53
1966 7.16 6.52
1967 7.14 6.46
1968 7.13 6.39
1969 7.12 6.31
1970 7.1 6.23
1971 7.07 6.15
1972 7.04 6.07
1973 7.01 6.01
1974 6.99 5.94
1975 6.97 5.86
1976 6.95 5.78
1977 6.93 5.69
1978 6.9 5.58
1979 6.87 5.46
1980 6.84 5.33
1981 6.77 5.2
1982 6.7 5.04
1983 6.63 4.9
1984 6.55 4.76
1985 6.46 4.64
1986 6.34 4.57
1987 6.24 4.54
1988 6.18 4.51
1989 6.15 4.41
1990 6.14 4.23
1991 6.12 3.99
1992 6.08 3.85
1993 6.06 3.77
1994 6.04 3.67
1995 6.04 3.56
1996 6.03 3.44
1997 6.02 3.33
1998 5.99 3.21
1999 5.84 3.12
2000 5.67 3.07
2001 5.53 3.08
2002 5.41 3.01
2003 5.33 2.93
2004 5.26 2.79
2005 5.2 2.64
2006 5.13 2.51
2007 5.08 2.44
2008 5.04 2.37
2009 5 2.25
2010 4.9 2.14
2011 4.74 2.07
2012 4.61 2.04
2013 4.53 2.03
2014 4.42 2.03
2015 4.34 1.98
2016 4.29 1.86
2017 4.26 1.83
2018 4.25 1.76
2019 4.22 1.73
2020 4.17 1.68
2021 4.1 1.61
2022 4.04 1.74
2023 3.97 1.73

Madagascar and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Qatar
1960 17.9 18
1961 17.5 19
1962 17.2 20.1
1963 17 21.1
1964 16.8 21.8
1965 16.8 22.5
1966 16.7 23
1967 16.7 23.5
1968 16.7 24
1969 16.6 24.4
1970 16.7 23.7
1971 16.7 22.2
1972 16.6 21.3
1973 16.6 20.9
1974 16.6 20.8
1975 16.6 21
1976 16.6 21.3
1977 16.5 21.8
1978 16.5 22.3
1979 16.5 22.9
1980 16.4 23.5
1981 16.4 24.1
1982 16.4 24.8
1983 16.4 25.6
1984 16.5 26.3
1985 16.5 27
1986 16.6 27.4
1987 16.6 27.5
1988 16.7 27.5
1989 16.8 27.6
1990 16.9 27.7
1991 16.9 27.9
1992 17 28.1
1993 17 28.4
1994 17.1 28.7
1995 17.1 29.1
1996 17.1 29.6
1997 17.1 29.9
1998 17.2 29.8
1999 17.2 29.8
2000 17.2 29.9
2001 17.2 30.1
2002 17.2 30.5
2003 17.2 30.9
2004 17.3 31
2005 17.3 30.9
2006 17.4 30.6
2007 17.5 30.1
2008 17.6 30.1
2009 17.7 30.8
2010 17.8 31.3
2011 17.9 31.2
2012 18.1 31
2013 18.2 30.9
2014 18.4 31.1
2015 18.6 31.2
2016 18.7 31.4
2017 18.9 31.6
2018 19.1 31.9
2019 19.3 32.3
2020 19.4 32.6
2021 19.6 32.9
2022 19.7 33.4
2023 19.9 34.1
2024 20 34.5

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Finance

Madagascar Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Madagascar Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Madagascar Qatar
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
18%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Madagascar Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Qatar
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
4,374 mi
2016

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