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Madagascar vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 44th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Saint Lucia
Population
33368335
180421
Population rank 49/197 178/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73 years
2025

Madagascar and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Madagascar Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $4,759,333,998 $194,444,444
1982 $4,784,977,326 $183,333,333
1983 $4,686,457,031 $197,037,037
1984 $3,905,938,481 $251,481,481
1985 $3,802,557,895 $284,444,444
1986 $4,347,989,788 $340,000,000
1987 $3,212,900,556 $375,555,556
1988 $3,189,456,965 $429,629,630
1989 $3,175,638,333 $486,666,667
1990 $3,931,334,875 $579,629,630
1991 $3,254,713,056 $613,703,704
1992 $3,714,966,678 $674,074,074
1993 $4,063,298,919 $684,814,815
1994 $3,522,227,092 $713,703,704
1995 $3,838,100,904 $762,962,963
1996 $4,931,861,039 $788,888,889
1997 $4,262,965,420 $805,925,926
1998 $4,401,967,633 $877,407,407
1999 $4,277,903,780 $921,851,852
2000 $4,629,247,204 $932,592,593
2001 $5,438,332,602 $892,592,593
2002 $5,351,701,663 $900,000,000
2003 $6,372,498,890 $987,407,407
2004 $5,064,732,626 $1,066,666,667
2005 $5,859,269,753 $1,135,555,556
2006 $6,395,712,491 $1,268,319,185
2007 $8,524,620,890 $1,336,088,815
2008 $10,725,137,724 $1,437,731,111
2009 $9,616,879,409 $1,401,507,889
2010 $9,982,711,338 $1,482,385,185
2011 $11,551,819,618 $1,568,370,370
2012 $11,578,975,062 $1,598,207,407
2013 $12,423,555,455 $1,660,392,593
2014 $12,522,957,399 $1,749,185,185
2015 $11,323,020,701 $1,807,640,741
2016 $11,848,613,858 $1,868,544,444
2017 $13,176,313,594 $1,998,503,704
2018 $13,760,033,282 $2,060,955,556
2019 $14,104,664,679 $2,095,344,444
2020 $13,051,441,204 $1,499,274,074
2021 $14,354,731,964 $1,867,185,185
2022 $15,325,603,273 $2,342,714,815
2023 $15,869,945,478 $2,430,166,667
2024 $17,420,814,801 $2,549,062,963

Madagascar and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $513 $1,605
1982 $501 $1,489
1983 $476 $1,576
1984 $385 $1,979
1985 $364 $2,202
1986 $405 $2,591
1987 $290.8 $2,819
1988 $280.5 $3,182
1989 $271.3 $3,565
1990 $326 $4,205
1991 $262 $4,399
1992 $290.2 $4,760
1993 $308 $4,765
1994 $258.7 $4,892
1995 $273.1 $5,148
1996 $340 $5,244
1997 $284.4 $5,282
1998 $284.2 $5,673
1999 $267.4 $5,883
2000 $280.3 $5,880
2001 $319 $5,570
2002 $305 $5,568
2003 $353 $6,059
2004 $272.2 $6,495
2005 $306 $6,863
2006 $324 $7,611
2007 $420 $7,964
2008 $513 $8,517
2009 $446 $8,251
2010 $450 $8,674
2011 $506 $9,129
2012 $494 $9,260
2013 $515 $9,577
2014 $506 $10,045
2015 $445 $10,335
2016 $454 $10,638
2017 $492 $11,333
2018 $500 $11,643
2019 $500 $11,794
2020 $451 $8,411
2021 $483 $10,459
2022 $504 $13,104
2023 $509 $13,555
2024 $545 $14,182

Madagascar vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Saint Lucia
1950 39.7 48.3
1951 39.9 49.8
1952 40.3 52.4
1953 40.7 53.2
1954 40.9 54.5
1955 41.3 55.4
1956 41.7 55.9
1957 42.1 55.9
1958 42.5 56.6
1959 43 57.3
1960 43.3 57.9
1961 43.8 59.1
1962 44.2 59.9
1963 44.6 60.5
1964 45 61.3
1965 45.4 61.9
1966 46 62.5
1967 46.5 63.2
1968 46.9 63.7
1969 47.3 64
1970 47.9 64.3
1971 48.2 64.5
1972 48.5 64.6
1973 48.9 64.6
1974 49.3 65.4
1975 49.6 65.9
1976 49.8 66.2
1977 49.9 67
1978 50 67.4
1979 50.1 67.4
1980 50 67.8
1981 49.8 68.7
1982 50 69
1983 50.1 70
1984 50.2 70.5
1985 50.4 70.3
1986 50.7 70.2
1987 51.1 69.7
1988 51.4 69.7
1989 51.8 70
1990 52.1 70
1991 52.6 70.3
1992 52.9 70.7
1993 53.7 71
1994 54.2 71.1
1995 54.8 71.2
1996 55.5 71
1997 56.1 70.8
1998 56.8 70.7
1999 57.4 70.7
2000 58 70.8
2001 58.7 71.4
2002 59.2 71.7
2003 59.7 72.2
2004 60.2 72.5
2005 60.7 72.5
2006 61.1 72.8
2007 61.5 72.9
2008 62 73
2009 62.3 72.9
2010 62.6 72.8
2011 62.9 73
2012 63 72.9
2013 63.2 72.7
2014 63.3 72.7
2015 63.4 72.9
2016 63.4 72.6
2017 63.4 72.5
2018 63.5 72.7
2019 63.5 72.2
2020 62.7 72.3
2021 62.5 69.1
2022 63.1 72.7
2023 63.6 72.7
2024 63.8 72.8
2025 64 73

Madagascar and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Madagascar Saint Lucia
1960 5,111,029 92,585
1961 5,246,158 93,490
1962 5,384,150 94,505
1963 5,525,185 95,519
1964 5,669,863 96,505
1965 5,819,116 97,493
1966 5,974,279 98,463
1967 6,136,486 99,504
1968 6,306,493 100,675
1969 6,484,716 101,879
1970 6,672,003 103,165
1971 6,868,868 104,564
1972 7,074,398 106,002
1973 7,288,048 107,498
1974 7,509,726 109,076
1975 7,739,336 110,725
1976 7,976,831 112,425
1977 8,222,240 114,135
1978 8,475,864 115,834
1979 8,737,581 117,528
1980 9,006,032 119,290
1981 9,279,011 121,166
1982 9,557,671 123,087
1983 9,843,044 125,044
1984 10,134,550 127,067
1985 10,433,142 129,159
1986 10,736,857 131,239
1987 11,047,291 133,227
1988 11,369,462 135,000
1989 11,704,998 136,512
1990 12,055,639 137,857
1991 12,421,412 139,520
1992 12,800,870 141,617
1993 13,197,345 143,726
1994 13,613,850 145,890
1995 14,051,275 148,208
1996 14,510,711 150,436
1997 14,990,814 152,569
1998 15,489,364 154,677
1999 16,000,506 156,702
2000 16,516,338 158,616
2001 17,032,939 160,237
2002 17,549,913 161,641
2003 18,071,854 162,976
2004 18,606,608 164,239
2005 19,159,707 165,450
2006 19,730,909 166,639
2007 20,318,583 167,758
2008 20,923,840 168,808
2009 21,547,280 169,869
2010 22,183,340 170,906
2011 22,822,300 171,801
2012 23,462,438 172,587
2013 24,109,290 173,369
2014 24,764,348 174,138
2015 25,426,702 174,905
2016 26,099,952 175,646
2017 26,788,375 176,342
2018 27,494,926 177,017
2019 28,219,554 177,661
2020 28,953,556 178,250
2021 29,691,083 178,522
2022 30,437,261 178,781
2023 31,195,932 179,285
2024 31,964,956 179,744

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Saint Lucia
1960 7.34 6.77
1961 7.3 6.84
1962 7.26 6.82
1963 7.21 6.72
1964 7.19 6.76
1965 7.17 6.69
1966 7.16 6.61
1967 7.14 6.51
1968 7.13 6.39
1969 7.12 6.25
1970 7.1 6.1
1971 7.07 5.95
1972 7.04 5.81
1973 7.01 5.69
1974 6.99 5.57
1975 6.97 5.36
1976 6.95 5.16
1977 6.93 4.97
1978 6.9 4.83
1979 6.87 4.58
1980 6.84 4.41
1981 6.77 4.28
1982 6.7 4.17
1983 6.63 4.08
1984 6.55 4.02
1985 6.46 3.97
1986 6.34 3.8
1987 6.24 3.61
1988 6.18 3.44
1989 6.15 3.31
1990 6.14 3.24
1991 6.12 3.19
1992 6.08 3.11
1993 6.06 3
1994 6.04 3.03
1995 6.04 3.03
1996 6.03 2.71
1997 6.02 2.74
1998 5.99 2.4
1999 5.84 2.5
2000 5.67 2.21
2001 5.53 2.13
2002 5.41 2.03
2003 5.33 1.94
2004 5.26 1.86
2005 5.2 1.81
2006 5.13 1.77
2007 5.08 1.7
2008 5.04 1.7
2009 5 1.74
2010 4.9 1.67
2011 4.74 1.5
2012 4.61 1.5
2013 4.53 1.5
2014 4.42 1.49
2015 4.34 1.47
2016 4.29 1.46
2017 4.26 1.45
2018 4.25 1.44
2019 4.22 1.42
2020 4.17 1.41
2021 4.1 1.4
2022 4.04 1.39
2023 3.97 1.38

Madagascar and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Saint Lucia
1960 17.9 16.5
1961 17.5 16
1962 17.2 15.5
1963 17 15.2
1964 16.8 15
1965 16.8 14.8
1966 16.7 14.9
1967 16.7 15
1968 16.7 15.1
1969 16.6 15
1970 16.7 14.9
1971 16.7 14.9
1972 16.6 14.9
1973 16.6 14.9
1974 16.6 15
1975 16.6 15.2
1976 16.6 15.4
1977 16.5 15.8
1978 16.5 16.3
1979 16.5 16.8
1980 16.4 17.1
1981 16.4 17.2
1982 16.4 17.3
1983 16.4 17.5
1984 16.5 17.6
1985 16.5 17.7
1986 16.6 17.8
1987 16.6 18
1988 16.7 18.4
1989 16.8 19.2
1990 16.9 19.9
1991 16.9 20.3
1992 17 20.5
1993 17 20.7
1994 17.1 20.9
1995 17.1 21.2
1996 17.1 21.4
1997 17.1 21.7
1998 17.2 22.2
1999 17.2 23
2000 17.2 23.8
2001 17.2 24.3
2002 17.2 24.7
2003 17.2 25
2004 17.3 25.4
2005 17.3 25.8
2006 17.4 26.2
2007 17.5 26.9
2008 17.6 27.9
2009 17.7 28.7
2010 17.8 29.3
2011 17.9 29.7
2012 18.1 30.2
2013 18.2 30.6
2014 18.4 31.1
2015 18.6 31.5
2016 18.7 31.9
2017 18.9 32.3
2018 19.1 32.8
2019 19.3 33.2
2020 19.4 33.6
2021 19.6 34
2022 19.7 34.3
2023 19.9 34.8
2024 20 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Madagascar Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
9.7%
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
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Madagascar Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
90.1%
2001
English speaking
18%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Madagascar Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
752 mi
2011

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