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Madagascar vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 44th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Seychelles
Population
33368335
125181
Population rank 49/197 181/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Madagascar and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Seychelles
Year GDP
Madagascar Seychelles
1960 $673,081,725 $12,012,025
1961 $699,161,945 $11,592,024
1962 $739,286,908 $12,642,026
1963 $759,345,864 $13,923,029
1964 $802,482,184 $15,393,032
1965 $833,563,473 $15,603,032
1966 $900,264,585 $16,443,034
1967 $956,436,932 $16,632,032
1968 $1,031,669,637 $16,074,028
1969 $1,056,391,056 $16,452,028
1970 $1,111,859,571 $18,432,032
1971 $1,199,507,631 $21,965,951
1972 $1,341,590,690 $30,645,123
1973 $1,653,062,335 $36,896,280
1974 $1,917,508,190 $43,134,496
1975 $2,283,049,215 $47,803,146
1976 $2,181,844,179 $49,278,982
1977 $2,358,930,406 $64,526,401
1978 $2,669,755,115 $85,552,366
1979 $3,463,565,854 $127,261,099
1980 $5,201,818,348 $156,783,830
1981 $4,759,333,998 $163,750,728
1982 $4,784,977,326 $157,211,790
1983 $4,686,457,031 $156,098,237
1984 $3,905,938,481 $160,992,921
1985 $3,802,557,895 $179,691,483
1986 $4,347,989,788 $221,147,061
1987 $3,212,900,556 $265,212,957
1988 $3,189,456,965 $301,985,618
1989 $3,175,638,333 $324,333,367
1990 $3,931,334,875 $392,163,561
1991 $3,254,713,056 $398,307,170
1992 $3,714,966,678 $461,409,399
1993 $4,063,298,919 $504,230,621
1994 $3,522,227,092 $517,570,058
1995 $3,838,100,904 $540,733,048
1996 $4,931,861,039 $535,250,347
1997 $4,262,965,420 $598,966,982
1998 $4,401,967,633 $647,287,376
1999 $4,277,903,780 $662,838,615
2000 $4,629,247,204 $654,212,394
2001 $5,438,332,602 $662,064,156
2002 $5,351,701,663 $742,134,838
2003 $6,372,498,890 $750,847,230
2004 $5,064,732,626 $893,012,218
2005 $5,859,269,753 $977,899,382
2006 $6,395,712,491 $1,081,441,283
2007 $8,524,620,890 $1,077,308,814
2008 $10,725,137,724 $979,597,394
2009 $9,616,879,409 $850,901,620
2010 $9,982,711,338 $981,616,542
2011 $11,551,819,618 $1,058,918,707
2012 $11,578,975,062 $1,089,407,839
2013 $12,423,555,455 $1,333,160,407
2014 $12,522,957,399 $1,387,577,870
2015 $11,323,020,701 $1,432,403,352
2016 $11,848,613,858 $1,568,513,348
2017 $13,176,313,594 $1,675,370,641
2018 $13,760,033,282 $1,784,313,927
2019 $14,104,664,679 $1,868,690,097
2020 $13,051,441,204 $1,382,551,752
2021 $14,354,731,964 $1,487,173,795
2022 $15,325,603,273 $2,018,346,589
2023 $15,869,945,478 $2,187,379,755
2024 $17,420,814,801 $2,167,239,562

Madagascar and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Seychelles
1960 $131.7 $288.1
1961 $133.3 $270.3
1962 $137.3 $287
1963 $137.4 $308
1964 $141.5 $332
1965 $143.2 $328
1966 $150.7 $338
1967 $155.9 $333
1968 $163.6 $314
1969 $162.9 $314
1970 $166.6 $344
1971 $174.6 $402
1972 $189.6 $547
1973 $226.8 $649
1974 $255.3 $745
1975 $295 $806
1976 $273.5 $814
1977 $286.9 $1,044
1978 $315 $1,377
1979 $396 $2,030
1980 $578 $2,478
1981 $513 $2,557
1982 $501 $2,441
1983 $476 $2,426
1984 $385 $2,488
1985 $364 $2,754
1986 $405 $3,368
1987 $290.8 $3,872
1988 $280.5 $4,392
1989 $271.3 $4,689
1990 $326 $5,642
1991 $262 $5,655
1992 $290.2 $6,520
1993 $308 $6,979
1994 $258.7 $6,975
1995 $273.1 $7,181
1996 $340 $7,004
1997 $284.4 $7,747
1998 $284.2 $8,210
1999 $267.4 $8,243
2000 $280.3 $8,064
2001 $319 $8,153
2002 $305 $8,864
2003 $353 $9,070
2004 $272.2 $10,828
2005 $306 $11,802
2006 $324 $12,783
2007 $420 $12,669
2008 $513 $11,265
2009 $446 $9,747
2010 $450 $10,935
2011 $506 $12,110
2012 $494 $12,337
2013 $515 $14,821
2014 $506 $15,188
2015 $445 $15,333
2016 $454 $16,567
2017 $492 $17,480
2018 $500 $18,440
2019 $500 $19,142
2020 $451 $14,041
2021 $483 $14,983
2022 $504 $16,837
2023 $509 $18,263
2024 $545 $17,859

Madagascar vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Seychelles
1950 39.7 57.8
1951 39.9 58
1952 40.3 58.4
1953 40.7 58.7
1954 40.9 59
1955 41.3 59.4
1956 41.7 59.8
1957 42.1 60.2
1958 42.5 60.4
1959 43 60.4
1960 43.3 60.5
1961 43.8 60.6
1962 44.2 60.7
1963 44.6 60.9
1964 45 61.2
1965 45.4 61.4
1966 46 61.7
1967 46.5 62.1
1968 46.9 62.6
1969 47.3 63.3
1970 47.9 64
1971 48.2 64.6
1972 48.5 65.3
1973 48.9 65.9
1974 49.3 66.4
1975 49.6 66.8
1976 49.8 67.2
1977 49.9 67.6
1978 50 67.9
1979 50.1 68.2
1980 50 68.5
1981 49.8 68.7
1982 50 69
1983 50.1 69.3
1984 50.2 69.5
1985 50.4 69.6
1986 50.7 69.8
1987 51.1 69.9
1988 51.4 70
1989 51.8 70.1
1990 52.1 70.2
1991 52.6 70.3
1992 52.9 70.3
1993 53.7 70.4
1994 54.2 70.5
1995 54.8 70.6
1996 55.5 70.8
1997 56.1 70.8
1998 56.8 71.1
1999 57.4 71.2
2000 58 71.3
2001 58.7 71.4
2002 59.2 71.5
2003 59.7 71.7
2004 60.2 71.7
2005 60.7 71.9
2006 61.1 72
2007 61.5 72.2
2008 62 72.3
2009 62.3 72.4
2010 62.6 72.5
2011 62.9 72.5
2012 63 72.5
2013 63.2 72.4
2014 63.3 72.4
2015 63.4 72.3
2016 63.4 72.2
2017 63.4 72.2
2018 63.5 72.2
2019 63.5 72.1
2020 62.7 74.1
2021 62.5 71.2
2022 63.1 71.2
2023 63.6 72.9
2024 63.8 73
2025 64 73.1

Madagascar and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Seychelles
Year Population
Madagascar Seychelles
1960 5,111,029 41,700
1961 5,246,158 42,889
1962 5,384,150 44,042
1963 5,525,185 45,176
1964 5,669,863 46,322
1965 5,819,116 47,500
1966 5,974,279 48,699
1967 6,136,486 49,911
1968 6,306,493 51,134
1969 6,484,716 52,365
1970 6,672,003 53,600
1971 6,868,868 54,695
1972 7,074,398 56,029
1973 7,288,048 56,892
1974 7,509,726 57,937
1975 7,739,336 59,292
1976 7,976,831 60,504
1977 8,222,240 61,786
1978 8,475,864 62,150
1979 8,737,581 62,686
1980 9,006,032 63,261
1981 9,279,011 64,035
1982 9,557,671 64,413
1983 9,843,044 64,335
1984 10,134,550 64,717
1985 10,433,142 65,244
1986 10,736,857 65,652
1987 11,047,291 68,499
1988 11,369,462 68,755
1989 11,704,998 69,167
1990 12,055,639 69,507
1991 12,421,412 70,439
1992 12,800,870 70,763
1993 13,197,345 72,253
1994 13,613,850 74,205
1995 14,051,275 75,304
1996 14,510,711 76,417
1997 14,990,814 77,319
1998 15,489,364 78,846
1999 16,000,506 80,410
2000 16,516,338 81,131
2001 17,032,939 81,202
2002 17,549,913 83,723
2003 18,071,854 82,781
2004 18,606,608 82,475
2005 19,159,707 82,858
2006 19,730,909 84,600
2007 20,318,583 85,033
2008 20,923,840 86,956
2009 21,547,280 87,298
2010 22,183,340 89,770
2011 22,822,300 87,441
2012 23,462,438 88,303
2013 24,109,290 89,949
2014 24,764,348 91,359
2015 25,426,702 93,419
2016 26,099,952 94,677
2017 26,788,375 95,843
2018 27,494,926 96,762
2019 28,219,554 97,625
2020 28,953,556 98,462
2021 29,691,083 99,258
2022 30,437,261 119,878
2023 31,195,932 119,773
2024 31,964,956 121,354

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Seychelles
1960 7.34 5.31
1961 7.3 5.42
1962 7.26 5.51
1963 7.21 5.61
1964 7.19 5.69
1965 7.17 5.72
1966 7.16 6.13
1967 7.14 5.9
1968 7.13 5.61
1969 7.12 5.48
1970 7.1 5.31
1971 7.07 5.69
1972 7.04 5.16
1973 7.01 4.78
1974 6.99 5.1
1975 6.97 4.75
1976 6.95 4.09
1977 6.93 3.75
1978 6.9 3.92
1979 6.87 3.66
1980 6.84 3.79
1981 6.77 3.67
1982 6.7 3.13
1983 6.63 3.22
1984 6.55 3.24
1985 6.46 3.09
1986 6.34 3.07
1987 6.24 2.92
1988 6.18 2.79
1989 6.15 2.67
1990 6.14 2.61
1991 6.12 2.69
1992 6.08 2.53
1993 6.06 2.58
1994 6.04 2.6
1995 6.04 2.36
1996 6.03 2.31
1997 6.02 2.1
1998 5.99 2.04
1999 5.84 2.04
2000 5.67 2.08
2001 5.53 1.98
2002 5.41 2.04
2003 5.33 2.06
2004 5.26 2.01
2005 5.2 2.2
2006 5.13 2.11
2007 5.08 2.24
2008 5.04 2.33
2009 5 2.38
2010 4.9 2.16
2011 4.74 2.33
2012 4.61 2.37
2013 4.53 2.26
2014 4.42 2.25
2015 4.34 2.31
2016 4.29 2.39
2017 4.26 2.41
2018 4.25 2.41
2019 4.22 2.36
2020 4.17 2.29
2021 4.1 2.46
2022 4.04 2.01
2023 3.97 2.02

Madagascar and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Seychelles
1960 17.9 21.9
1961 17.5 21.6
1962 17.2 21.3
1963 17 21
1964 16.8 20.6
1965 16.8 20.2
1966 16.7 19.8
1967 16.7 19.4
1968 16.7 19
1969 16.6 18.7
1970 16.7 18.5
1971 16.7 18.4
1972 16.6 18.5
1973 16.6 18.6
1974 16.6 18.7
1975 16.6 18.9
1976 16.6 19
1977 16.5 19.3
1978 16.5 19.6
1979 16.5 19.9
1980 16.4 20.4
1981 16.4 20.7
1982 16.4 21.1
1983 16.4 21.4
1984 16.5 21.7
1985 16.5 22
1986 16.6 22.3
1987 16.6 22.5
1988 16.7 22.9
1989 16.8 23.3
1990 16.9 23.6
1991 16.9 24
1992 17 24.5
1993 17 24.8
1994 17.1 25.2
1995 17.1 25.4
1996 17.1 25.7
1997 17.1 26.1
1998 17.2 26.4
1999 17.2 26.8
2000 17.2 27.3
2001 17.2 27.7
2002 17.2 28.1
2003 17.2 28.5
2004 17.3 28.9
2005 17.3 29.3
2006 17.4 29.6
2007 17.5 30
2008 17.6 30.4
2009 17.7 30.8
2010 17.8 31.2
2011 17.9 31.4
2012 18.1 31.5
2013 18.2 31.6
2014 18.4 31.8
2015 18.6 32.1
2016 18.7 32.3
2017 18.9 32.6
2018 19.1 32.9
2019 19.3 33.2
2020 19.4 33.6
2021 19.6 34
2022 19.7 34.4
2023 19.9 34.7
2024 20 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Madagascar Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Madagascar Seychelles
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
18%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Madagascar Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Seychelles
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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