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Key facts

  • Currency: Malagasy ariary
  • Capital city: Antananarivo
  • Region: Eastern Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Land area: 581,800 km²
  • Population: 29,611,714
  • Political Leader: Andry Rajoelina (President)

Latest news (see all)

Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change

Read: United Nations

2024-04-13

Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change

Read: Global Issues

2024-04-13

Scientists help link climate change to Madagascar's megadrought

Read: Phys

2024-04-09

World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update

Read: Global Issues

2024-04-09

World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update

Read: United Nations

2024-04-09

LGBT people in Madagascar forced to hide their sexuality

Read: France 24

2024-04-08

Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby

Read: United Nations

2024-04-06

Metrics

Business

Expense 10.54 % of GDP
GDP 15,297,200,000.00 current US$
Inflation 8.16 annual %
Self-employed 88.75 % of total employment
Tax revenue 10.24 % of GDP
Unemployment 1.82 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 84.77 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 408,950.00 km²
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 2,745.45 kt
Fertility rate 3.85 births per woman
Forest area 124,166 km²
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 993.95 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 15.10 years
Methane emissions 19,021.90 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 7,665.37 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 14,775,496
Male Population 14,836,218
Renewable energy consumption 83.63 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 588,613.00 km²
Rural population 17,801,970
Urban land area 1,660.59 km²
Urban population 11,809,744
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 2.10 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 30.95 per 1,000 people
Death rate 7.10 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 17.95 current US$
Health expenditure 3.88 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.35 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 0.20 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 64 years
Suicide mortality rate 5.50 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 35.12 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 2,800
Individuals using the Internet 19.73 % of population
Net migration -1,500
Press freedom 2.82


Politics

Armed forces personnel 22,000
Democracy score 5.22
Democracy type Hybrid regime
Military expenditure 0.65 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 18.54 %


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Source

SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 1 day ago

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