Madagascar vs Vatican comparison: 71 facts & rankings

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 44th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Madagascar	Vatican
Population	33750171	936
Population rank	49/197	197/197
GDP	$17.4B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	136/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$545 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	193/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$1,884 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$8.77B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	50.3% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$274.3 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	180/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$1,268 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	224,634 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	149.3 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	3.97 2023	n/a
Median age	20 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	64.3 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Madagascar and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Madagascar vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Madagascar	Vatican
2026	64.3	83.4
2025	64	83.3
2024	63.8	83.1
2023	63.6	83
2022	63.1	83.3
2021	62.5	82.9
2020	62.7	83
2019	63.5	83.6
2018	63.5	83.3
2017	63.4	82.7
2016	63.4	82.9
2015	63.4	82.5
2014	63.3	82.6
2013	63.2	82.5
2012	63	82
2011	62.9	81.7
2010	62.6	81.5
2009	62.3	81.3
2008	62	81.4
2007	61.5	81.3
2006	61.1	81.2
2005	60.7	80.6
2004	60.2	80.2
2003	59.7	79.8
2002	59.2	80
2001	58.7	79.9
2000	58	79.3
1999	57.4	78.7
1998	56.8	78.3
1997	56.1	78.2
1996	55.5	78.5
1995	54.8	77.8
1994	54.2	77.7
1993	53.7	77
1992	52.9	77.3
1991	52.6	76.9
1990	52.1	76.9
1989	51.8	76.8
1988	51.4	76.4
1987	51.1	76.2
1986	50.7	75.7
1985	50.4	75.5
1984	50.2	75.1
1983	50.1	74.7
1982	50	74.8
1981	49.8	74.3
1980	50	74.1
1979	50.1	74
1978	50	73.7
1977	49.9	73.3
1976	49.8	72.9
1975	49.6	72.6
1974	49.3	72.7
1973	48.9	71.9
1972	48.5	72
1971	48.2	71.7
1970	47.9	71.5
1969	47.3	70.7
1968	46.9	70.7
1967	46.5	70.9
1966	46	70.9
1965	45.4	70.1
1964	45	70.3
1963	44.6	69.3
1962	44.2	69.2
1961	43.8	69.8
1960	43.3	69.2
1959	43	69.2
1958	42.5	68.7
1957	42.1	67.5
1956	41.7	67.3
1955	41.3	67.8
1954	40.9	67.5
1953	40.7	66.3
1952	40.3	65.7
1951	39.9	65.3
1950	39.7	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Madagascar and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Madagascar	Vatican
2024	31,964,956	-
2023	31,195,932	-
2022	30,437,261	-
2021	29,691,083	-
2020	28,953,556	-
2019	28,219,554	1,000
2018	27,494,926	-
2017	26,788,375	1,000
2016	26,099,952	-
2015	25,426,702	1,000
2014	24,764,348	842
2013	24,109,290	839
2012	23,462,438	836
2011	22,822,300	832
2010	22,183,340	829
2009	21,547,280	826
2008	20,923,840	824
2007	20,318,583	821
2006	19,730,909	932
2005	19,159,707	921
2004	18,606,608	921
2003	18,071,854	911
2002	17,549,913	900
2001	17,032,939	890
2000	16,516,338	880
1999	16,000,506	-
1998	15,489,364	-
1997	14,990,814	-
1996	14,510,711	-
1995	14,051,275	-
1994	13,613,850	-
1993	13,197,345	-
1992	12,800,870	-
1991	12,421,412	-
1990	12,055,639	-
1989	11,704,998	-
1988	11,369,462	-
1987	11,047,291	-
1986	10,736,857	-
1985	10,433,142	-
1984	10,134,550	-
1983	9,843,044	-
1982	9,557,671	-
1981	9,279,011	-
1980	9,006,032	-
1979	8,737,581	-
1978	8,475,864	-
1977	8,222,240	-
1976	7,976,831	-
1975	7,739,336	-
1974	7,509,726	-
1973	7,288,048	-
1972	7,074,398	-
1971	6,868,868	-
1970	6,672,003	-
1969	6,484,716	-
1968	6,306,493	-
1967	6,136,486	-
1966	5,974,279	-
1965	5,819,116	-
1964	5,669,863	-
1963	5,525,185	-
1962	5,384,150	-
1961	5,246,158	-
1960	5,111,029	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Madagascar	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$16.4B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	16.2% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	3.05% 2023	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.71% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	22,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-2.48% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	3.19% 2022	n/a
Services, % of GDP	47.7% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	22.8% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	57 2026	65 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	n/a
Personal remittances received	$406M 2024	n/a
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	n/a

Energy

	Madagascar	Vatican
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	4.68 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.15 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	0% 2022	n/a
Renewable energy use share	83.1% 2022	n/a
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	n/a
Hydroelectric share	31.5% 2022	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	39.4% 2023	n/a

Society

	Madagascar	Vatican
% of world population	0.39% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	-2,227 2025	n/a
Urban population	32.4% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	50.2:49.8 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.42 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.02 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	22.6 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	25 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	31 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	7.69 2015	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	29.2 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	67 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	77.5% 2022	100% 2013
English speaking	18% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	20.4% 2023	n/a

Health

	Madagascar	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$17.4 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$4.78 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	64.3 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	38.1% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.17 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	19.5 years 2025	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	445 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	64.8 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	4.45% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	4.6% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	38 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	26.8% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	0.99 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Madagascar	Vatican
% of world land	0.39% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	7,028 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	157,896 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	47,839 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	19,660 mi 2018	5.59 mi 2003