Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 44th vs. 42nd).
By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).
Main facts and rankings
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
33368335
|
20177806
|
| Population rank | 49/197 | 66/197 |
| GDP |
$17.4B
2024 |
$12.1B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 136/197 | 149/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$545
2024 |
$637
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 193/197 | 191/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$1,884
2024 |
$1,601
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 |
$1,941
2025 |
| Land area |
224,634 sq mi
2025 |
242,217 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024 |
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
3.97
2023 |
6.13
2023 |
| Median age |
20 years
2024 |
16.6 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
59.1 years
2025 |
Madagascar and Somalia: Comparison Charts
Madagascar and Somalia economies compared
GDP
Madagascar
Somalia
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1960 | $673,081,725 | $180,459,937 |
| 1961 | $699,161,945 | $191,659,914 |
| 1962 | $739,286,908 | $203,531,928 |
| 1963 | $759,345,864 | $216,145,936 |
| 1964 | $802,482,184 | $229,529,913 |
| 1965 | $833,563,473 | $243,725,898 |
| 1966 | $900,264,585 | $257,375,897 |
| 1967 | $956,436,932 | $271,781,887 |
| 1968 | $1,031,669,637 | $286,719,885 |
| 1969 | $1,056,391,056 | $306,357,285 |
| 1970 | $1,111,859,571 | $347,985,394 |
| 1971 | $1,199,507,631 | $347,039,446 |
| 1972 | $1,341,590,690 | $447,883,941 |
| 1973 | $1,653,062,335 | $483,699,611 |
| 1974 | $1,917,508,190 | $572,504,036 |
| 1975 | $2,283,049,215 | $757,015,879 |
| 1976 | $2,181,844,179 | $871,344,245 |
| 1977 | $2,358,930,406 | $498,550,725 |
| 1978 | $2,669,755,115 | $564,571,823 |
| 1979 | $3,463,565,854 | $589,566,929 |
| 1980 | $5,201,818,348 | $602,515,548 |
| 1981 | $4,759,333,998 | $699,302,473 |
| 1982 | $4,784,977,326 | $774,578,932 |
| 1983 | $4,686,457,031 | $735,408,642 |
| 1984 | $3,905,938,481 | $787,434,542 |
| 1985 | $3,802,557,895 | $875,702,247 |
| 1986 | $4,347,989,788 | $916,590,786 |
| 1987 | $3,212,900,556 | $1,018,972,664 |
| 1988 | $3,189,456,965 | $1,051,596,967 |
| 1989 | $3,175,638,333 | $1,181,360,844 |
| 1990 | $3,931,334,875 | $1,031,282,081 |
| 1991 | $3,254,713,056 | $717,974,930 |
| 1992 | $3,714,966,678 | $709,297,579 |
| 1993 | $4,063,298,919 | $1,260,132,956 |
| 1994 | $3,522,227,092 | $1,481,205,098 |
| 1995 | $3,838,100,904 | $1,534,756,135 |
| 1996 | $4,931,861,039 | $1,792,234,297 |
| 1997 | $4,262,965,420 | $2,191,749,014 |
| 1998 | $4,401,967,633 | $2,962,047,564 |
| 1999 | $4,277,903,780 | $3,045,751,528 |
| 2000 | $4,629,247,204 | $3,412,797,450 |
| 2001 | $5,438,332,602 | $2,252,847,465 |
| 2002 | $5,351,701,663 | $2,192,684,135 |
| 2003 | $6,372,498,890 | $2,836,724,352 |
| 2004 | $5,064,732,626 | $3,859,592,813 |
| 2005 | $5,859,269,753 | $4,683,246,454 |
| 2006 | $6,395,712,491 | $5,026,743,282 |
| 2007 | $8,524,620,890 | $5,430,713,729 |
| 2008 | $10,725,137,724 | $5,913,620,293 |
| 2009 | $9,616,879,409 | $2,948,594,552 |
| 2010 | $9,982,711,338 | $2,687,807,004 |
| 2011 | $11,551,819,618 | $2,906,000,097 |
| 2012 | $11,578,975,062 | $4,364,670,160 |
| 2013 | $12,423,555,455 | $5,062,881,600 |
| 2014 | $12,522,957,399 | $5,728,399,720 |
| 2015 | $11,323,020,701 | $6,152,149,100 |
| 2016 | $11,848,613,858 | $6,613,743,070 |
| 2017 | $13,176,313,594 | $7,621,501,710 |
| 2018 | $13,760,033,282 | $7,873,440,830 |
| 2019 | $14,104,664,679 | $8,655,023,960 |
| 2020 | $13,051,441,204 | $8,628,393,720 |
| 2021 | $14,354,731,964 | $9,483,997,390 |
| 2022 | $15,325,603,273 | $10,202,767,270 |
| 2023 | $15,869,945,478 | $10,968,517,090 |
| 2024 | $17,420,814,801 | $12,108,515,110 |
Madagascar and Somalia economies compared
GDP per capita
Madagascar
Somalia
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1960 | $131.7 | $62.7 |
| 1961 | $133.3 | $64.9 |
| 1962 | $137.3 | $67.2 |
| 1963 | $137.4 | $69.5 |
| 1964 | $141.5 | $71.9 |
| 1965 | $143.2 | $74.4 |
| 1966 | $150.7 | $76.5 |
| 1967 | $155.9 | $78.7 |
| 1968 | $163.6 | $80.8 |
| 1969 | $162.9 | $84.1 |
| 1970 | $166.6 | $93.1 |
| 1971 | $174.6 | $90.4 |
| 1972 | $189.6 | $113.7 |
| 1973 | $226.8 | $119.6 |
| 1974 | $255.3 | $137.9 |
| 1975 | $295 | $177.8 |
| 1976 | $273.5 | $199.6 |
| 1977 | $286.9 | $111.2 |
| 1978 | $315 | $117.3 |
| 1979 | $396 | $108.2 |
| 1980 | $578 | $101.5 |
| 1981 | $513 | $116.9 |
| 1982 | $501 | $129 |
| 1983 | $476 | $118.6 |
| 1984 | $385 | $122.5 |
| 1985 | $364 | $130.8 |
| 1986 | $405 | $131.4 |
| 1987 | $290.8 | $141 |
| 1988 | $280.5 | $145.3 |
| 1989 | $271.3 | $166 |
| 1990 | $326 | $145.6 |
| 1991 | $262 | $105.4 |
| 1992 | $290.2 | $109.2 |
| 1993 | $308 | $188.6 |
| 1994 | $258.7 | $210.8 |
| 1995 | $273.1 | $210.7 |
| 1996 | $340 | $237.2 |
| 1997 | $284.4 | $280.1 |
| 1998 | $284.2 | $363 |
| 1999 | $267.4 | $359 |
| 2000 | $280.3 | $386 |
| 2001 | $319 | $244.9 |
| 2002 | $305 | $229.6 |
| 2003 | $353 | $286.3 |
| 2004 | $272.2 | $375 |
| 2005 | $306 | $440 |
| 2006 | $324 | $458 |
| 2007 | $420 | $480 |
| 2008 | $513 | $507 |
| 2009 | $446 | $246.5 |
| 2010 | $450 | $219.2 |
| 2011 | $506 | $235.3 |
| 2012 | $494 | $350 |
| 2013 | $515 | $393 |
| 2014 | $506 | $429 |
| 2015 | $445 | $446 |
| 2016 | $454 | $461 |
| 2017 | $492 | $511 |
| 2018 | $500 | $510 |
| 2019 | $500 | $540 |
| 2020 | $451 | $518 |
| 2021 | $483 | $549 |
| 2022 | $504 | $573 |
| 2023 | $509 | $597 |
| 2024 | $545 | $637 |
Madagascar vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Madagascar
Somalia
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1950 | 39.7 | 41.5 |
| 1951 | 39.9 | 41.7 |
| 1952 | 40.3 | 41.9 |
| 1953 | 40.7 | 42.1 |
| 1954 | 40.9 | 42.3 |
| 1955 | 41.3 | 42.5 |
| 1956 | 41.7 | 42.7 |
| 1957 | 42.1 | 42.9 |
| 1958 | 42.5 | 43.1 |
| 1959 | 43 | 43.3 |
| 1960 | 43.3 | 43.5 |
| 1961 | 43.8 | 43.7 |
| 1962 | 44.2 | 44 |
| 1963 | 44.6 | 44.2 |
| 1964 | 45 | 44.4 |
| 1965 | 45.4 | 44.6 |
| 1966 | 46 | 44.8 |
| 1967 | 46.5 | 45.1 |
| 1968 | 46.9 | 45.3 |
| 1969 | 47.3 | 45.5 |
| 1970 | 47.9 | 45.6 |
| 1971 | 48.2 | 45.8 |
| 1972 | 48.5 | 46 |
| 1973 | 48.9 | 46.2 |
| 1974 | 49.3 | 44.3 |
| 1975 | 49.6 | 44.5 |
| 1976 | 49.8 | 44.7 |
| 1977 | 49.9 | 47 |
| 1978 | 50 | 47 |
| 1979 | 50.1 | 47.4 |
| 1980 | 50 | 47.6 |
| 1981 | 49.8 | 47.8 |
| 1982 | 50 | 48 |
| 1983 | 50.1 | 48.2 |
| 1984 | 50.2 | 48.4 |
| 1985 | 50.4 | 48.3 |
| 1986 | 50.7 | 48.4 |
| 1987 | 51.1 | 49 |
| 1988 | 51.4 | 43.9 |
| 1989 | 51.8 | 46.6 |
| 1990 | 52.1 | 46.9 |
| 1991 | 52.6 | 25.4 |
| 1992 | 52.9 | 25 |
| 1993 | 53.7 | 50.6 |
| 1994 | 54.2 | 50.3 |
| 1995 | 54.8 | 50.6 |
| 1996 | 55.5 | 50.5 |
| 1997 | 56.1 | 50.3 |
| 1998 | 56.8 | 50.8 |
| 1999 | 57.4 | 50.6 |
| 2000 | 58 | 50.7 |
| 2001 | 58.7 | 50.8 |
| 2002 | 59.2 | 50.8 |
| 2003 | 59.7 | 50.7 |
| 2004 | 60.2 | 50.7 |
| 2005 | 60.7 | 50.9 |
| 2006 | 61.1 | 50.9 |
| 2007 | 61.5 | 50.9 |
| 2008 | 62 | 51.5 |
| 2009 | 62.3 | 52.1 |
| 2010 | 62.6 | 48.9 |
| 2011 | 62.9 | 32.5 |
| 2012 | 63 | 49.1 |
| 2013 | 63.2 | 54 |
| 2014 | 63.3 | 54.4 |
| 2015 | 63.4 | 55.1 |
| 2016 | 63.4 | 55.3 |
| 2017 | 63.4 | 52.2 |
| 2018 | 63.5 | 54.8 |
| 2019 | 63.5 | 57.2 |
| 2020 | 62.7 | 57.1 |
| 2021 | 62.5 | 55.7 |
| 2022 | 63.1 | 53.9 |
| 2023 | 63.6 | 58.8 |
| 2024 | 63.8 | 59 |
| 2025 | 64 | 59.1 |
Madagascar and Somalia population clocks and comparison
Population
Madagascar
Somalia
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1960 | 5,111,029 | 2,876,331 |
| 1961 | 5,246,158 | 2,952,054 |
| 1962 | 5,384,150 | 3,030,091 |
| 1963 | 5,525,185 | 3,110,361 |
| 1964 | 5,669,863 | 3,192,796 |
| 1965 | 5,819,116 | 3,277,874 |
| 1966 | 5,974,279 | 3,365,106 |
| 1967 | 6,136,486 | 3,454,537 |
| 1968 | 6,306,493 | 3,546,590 |
| 1969 | 6,484,716 | 3,641,015 |
| 1970 | 6,672,003 | 3,738,448 |
| 1971 | 6,868,868 | 3,837,691 |
| 1972 | 7,074,398 | 3,939,436 |
| 1973 | 7,288,048 | 4,045,592 |
| 1974 | 7,509,726 | 4,151,842 |
| 1975 | 7,739,336 | 4,257,535 |
| 1976 | 7,976,831 | 4,365,812 |
| 1977 | 8,222,240 | 4,484,050 |
| 1978 | 8,475,864 | 4,814,892 |
| 1979 | 8,737,581 | 5,449,117 |
| 1980 | 9,006,032 | 5,936,154 |
| 1981 | 9,279,011 | 5,982,849 |
| 1982 | 9,557,671 | 6,003,840 |
| 1983 | 9,843,044 | 6,198,430 |
| 1984 | 10,134,550 | 6,428,389 |
| 1985 | 10,433,142 | 6,693,289 |
| 1986 | 10,736,857 | 6,974,788 |
| 1987 | 11,047,291 | 7,228,302 |
| 1988 | 11,369,462 | 7,235,360 |
| 1989 | 11,704,998 | 7,114,817 |
| 1990 | 12,055,639 | 7,082,811 |
| 1991 | 12,421,412 | 6,813,760 |
| 1992 | 12,800,870 | 6,495,107 |
| 1993 | 13,197,345 | 6,681,399 |
| 1994 | 13,613,850 | 7,026,797 |
| 1995 | 14,051,275 | 7,285,007 |
| 1996 | 14,510,711 | 7,554,474 |
| 1997 | 14,990,814 | 7,824,525 |
| 1998 | 15,489,364 | 8,155,417 |
| 1999 | 16,000,506 | 8,492,059 |
| 2000 | 16,516,338 | 8,838,713 |
| 2001 | 17,032,939 | 9,198,493 |
| 2002 | 17,549,913 | 9,550,063 |
| 2003 | 18,071,854 | 9,909,157 |
| 2004 | 18,606,608 | 10,280,998 |
| 2005 | 19,159,707 | 10,644,228 |
| 2006 | 19,730,909 | 10,975,502 |
| 2007 | 20,318,583 | 11,322,582 |
| 2008 | 20,923,840 | 11,663,084 |
| 2009 | 21,547,280 | 11,961,201 |
| 2010 | 22,183,340 | 12,261,756 |
| 2011 | 22,822,300 | 12,348,830 |
| 2012 | 23,462,438 | 12,461,160 |
| 2013 | 24,109,290 | 12,869,594 |
| 2014 | 24,764,348 | 13,339,491 |
| 2015 | 25,426,702 | 13,806,963 |
| 2016 | 26,099,952 | 14,348,740 |
| 2017 | 26,788,375 | 14,916,629 |
| 2018 | 27,494,926 | 15,452,487 |
| 2019 | 28,219,554 | 16,030,971 |
| 2020 | 28,953,556 | 16,651,191 |
| 2021 | 29,691,083 | 17,271,431 |
| 2022 | 30,437,261 | 17,801,897 |
| 2023 | 31,195,932 | 18,358,615 |
| 2024 | 31,964,956 | 19,009,151 |
Fertility rates in Madagascar and Somalia
Fertility rate
Madagascar
Somalia
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1960 | 7.34 | 7.25 |
| 1961 | 7.3 | 7.25 |
| 1962 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| 1963 | 7.21 | 7.26 |
| 1964 | 7.19 | 7.26 |
| 1965 | 7.17 | 7.26 |
| 1966 | 7.16 | 7.26 |
| 1967 | 7.14 | 7.25 |
| 1968 | 7.13 | 7.23 |
| 1969 | 7.12 | 7.21 |
| 1970 | 7.1 | 7.18 |
| 1971 | 7.07 | 7.15 |
| 1972 | 7.04 | 7.12 |
| 1973 | 7.01 | 7.09 |
| 1974 | 6.99 | 7.06 |
| 1975 | 6.97 | 7.03 |
| 1976 | 6.95 | 7.02 |
| 1977 | 6.93 | 7 |
| 1978 | 6.9 | 7.13 |
| 1979 | 6.87 | 7.16 |
| 1980 | 6.84 | 7.18 |
| 1981 | 6.77 | 7.23 |
| 1982 | 6.7 | 7.25 |
| 1983 | 6.63 | 7.28 |
| 1984 | 6.55 | 7.3 |
| 1985 | 6.46 | 7.33 |
| 1986 | 6.34 | 7.35 |
| 1987 | 6.24 | 7.37 |
| 1988 | 6.18 | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 6.15 | 7.42 |
| 1990 | 6.14 | 7.44 |
| 1991 | 6.12 | 7.47 |
| 1992 | 6.08 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 6.06 | 7.53 |
| 1994 | 6.04 | 7.54 |
| 1995 | 6.04 | 7.58 |
| 1996 | 6.03 | 7.62 |
| 1997 | 6.02 | 7.66 |
| 1998 | 5.99 | 7.66 |
| 1999 | 5.84 | 7.66 |
| 2000 | 5.67 | 7.65 |
| 2001 | 5.53 | 7.64 |
| 2002 | 5.41 | 7.63 |
| 2003 | 5.33 | 7.6 |
| 2004 | 5.26 | 7.57 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 7.53 |
| 2006 | 5.13 | 7.49 |
| 2007 | 5.08 | 7.46 |
| 2008 | 5.04 | 7.42 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7.38 |
| 2010 | 4.9 | 7.32 |
| 2011 | 4.74 | 7.27 |
| 2012 | 4.61 | 7.21 |
| 2013 | 4.53 | 7.14 |
| 2014 | 4.42 | 7.06 |
| 2015 | 4.34 | 6.98 |
| 2016 | 4.29 | 6.88 |
| 2017 | 4.26 | 6.77 |
| 2018 | 4.25 | 6.66 |
| 2019 | 4.22 | 6.56 |
| 2020 | 4.17 | 6.45 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 6.35 |
| 2022 | 4.04 | 6.26 |
| 2023 | 3.97 | 6.13 |
Madagascar and Somalia demographics compared
Median age
Madagascar
Somalia
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1960 | 17.9 | 18.1 |
| 1961 | 17.5 | 17.9 |
| 1962 | 17.2 | 17.8 |
| 1963 | 17 | 17.7 |
| 1964 | 16.8 | 17.6 |
| 1965 | 16.8 | 17.5 |
| 1966 | 16.7 | 17.5 |
| 1967 | 16.7 | 17.5 |
| 1968 | 16.7 | 17.5 |
| 1969 | 16.6 | 17.5 |
| 1970 | 16.7 | 17.5 |
| 1971 | 16.7 | 17.6 |
| 1972 | 16.6 | 17.6 |
| 1973 | 16.6 | 17.6 |
| 1974 | 16.6 | 17.7 |
| 1975 | 16.6 | 17.7 |
| 1976 | 16.6 | 17.7 |
| 1977 | 16.5 | 17.7 |
| 1978 | 16.5 | 17.7 |
| 1979 | 16.5 | 17.6 |
| 1980 | 16.4 | 17.6 |
| 1981 | 16.4 | 17.5 |
| 1982 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| 1983 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| 1984 | 16.5 | 17.3 |
| 1985 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
| 1986 | 16.6 | 17.1 |
| 1987 | 16.6 | 17 |
| 1988 | 16.7 | 16.8 |
| 1989 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
| 1990 | 16.9 | 16.5 |
| 1991 | 16.9 | 16.5 |
| 1992 | 17 | 16.7 |
| 1993 | 17 | 16.8 |
| 1994 | 17.1 | 16.7 |
| 1995 | 17.1 | 16.6 |
| 1996 | 17.1 | 16.5 |
| 1997 | 17.1 | 16.4 |
| 1998 | 17.2 | 16.4 |
| 1999 | 17.2 | 16.3 |
| 2000 | 17.2 | 16.3 |
| 2001 | 17.2 | 16.2 |
| 2002 | 17.2 | 16.2 |
| 2003 | 17.2 | 16.1 |
| 2004 | 17.3 | 16 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 15.9 |
| 2006 | 17.4 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | 17.5 | 15.6 |
| 2008 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
| 2009 | 17.7 | 15.6 |
| 2010 | 17.8 | 15.7 |
| 2011 | 17.9 | 15.8 |
| 2012 | 18.1 | 16 |
| 2013 | 18.2 | 16 |
| 2014 | 18.4 | 16 |
| 2015 | 18.6 | 16.1 |
| 2016 | 18.7 | 16.1 |
| 2017 | 18.9 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | 19.1 | 16.2 |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 16.3 |
| 2020 | 19.4 | 16.3 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | 16.4 |
| 2022 | 19.7 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | 19.9 | 16.5 |
| 2024 | 20 | 16.6 |
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GDP per capita
GDP
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Population density
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Median age
Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$16.4B
2024 |
$11.5B
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
15.7%
2025 |
13%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.05%
2023 |
0.000008%
2023 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.66%
2023 |
1.53%
1989 |
| Armed forces personnel |
22,000
2020 |
14,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.88%
2025 |
-4.94%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
3.19%
2022 |
18.8%
2019 |
| Services, % of GDP |
46.4%
2024 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
22.8%
2024 |
9.66%
1986 |
| Economic freedom index |
57
2025 |
29
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 |
$23.1M
1989 |
| Personal remittances received |
$385M
2024 |
$2.12B
2024 |
| 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 |
38.7%
2014 |
Energy
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
0.87 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.13 tons
2023 |
0.05 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
83.1%
2022 |
95.4%
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 |
11.2%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
31.5%
2022 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
39.4%
2023 |
50.3%
2023 |
Society
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.39%
2024 |
0.23%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-1,795
2024 |
+26,859
2024 |
| Urban population |
41.2%
2024 |
48.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.42 ft
2025 |
5.62 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.02 ft
2025 |
5.25 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
23.6
2025 |
7.34
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
26
2024 |
9
2024 |
| Higher education index |
29
2025 |
11
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
7.69
2015 |
4.31
2015 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
29.2
2019 |
27.4
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
70
2025 |
44
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
77.5%
2022 |
54.1%
2022 |
| English speaking |
18%
2023 |
2%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
20.4%
2023 |
27.6%
2022 |
Health
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$16.3
2022 |
$15.3
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$5.27
2022 |
$6.47
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
64 years
2025 |
59.1 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
32.8%
2022 |
50.4%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.2
2018 |
0.02
2014 |
| Age at first childbirth |
19.5 years
2025 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
445
2023 |
563
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
64.8
2023 |
104
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
4.45%
2022 |
14.9%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
4.6%
2024 |
5.8%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
38
2025 |
35
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
26.8%
2022 |
n/a |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.99 liters
2020 |
0 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.39%
2025 |
0.42%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
7,028 sq mi
2024 |
12,742 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
157,896 sq mi
2025 |
170,384 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
47,839 sq mi
2025 |
22,200 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
19,660 mi
2018 |
9,321 mi
2018 |
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