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Madagascar vs Nigeria

Madagascar and Nigeria side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$21.19B vs $377.37BMadagascar vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$656 vs $1,556Madagascar vs Nigeria
Population32.74M vs 237.53MMadagascar vs Nigeria

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Indicator Madagascar NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$21.19B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$656$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy8.3%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy4,267.43 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.6%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy49.3%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.27B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy3.6%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$560$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,910$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$63.93B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy21.7%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy23.9%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.1%8.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.8%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy24.1%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$406.26M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.3%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy39.2%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$2.78B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy16.5%9.6%2024/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.9%—2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy85.5%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.9%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy36.833.92021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy69.2%41.8%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy24.5%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.3%11.9%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy54.2%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy8.4%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$202M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy87.1K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-8%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$413.31M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.4%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.7%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy16.2%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.6%5.4%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.530.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.5%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy8%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$40$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy60%14%2025/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy47.6%2.9%2025/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.5%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$421$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy69.2%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.9%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy20.9%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy84.4%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy72.8%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.2%7.5%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.73.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy312.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.7%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy83.9%64%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.6%92.9%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.19B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.46B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8360.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2920.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade7.520.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.6%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade32.3%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.5%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.3%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade32.9%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4870.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5840.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3190.3792023
PopulationDemographics32.74M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.4 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.914.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.1%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.9%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.9%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics57.6/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.831.82026
Death RateDemographics7.3611.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.08-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.6 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.1 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.8%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth4369.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.5%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.4%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.170.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth33472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth22.517.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth25.9%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.4%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth12.8%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth445.4992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth64.8104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth23.833.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2242192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth49%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth64%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth33.3%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth2.6%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.320.52014/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth49.7%21.6%2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth45.8%50.7%2021/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.281.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth128.7842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$17$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth40%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth25.6%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth88.9%67%2021/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare38.4%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare7.2%11.6%2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare73.8%39.7%2021/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare38.8%33.4%2021/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.9%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6.1%9.7%2023/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation74.7%70.4%2021/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation82.4%81.4%2021/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation49.7%77.4%2021/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation23.5%74.1%2021/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.6%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation61.2%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation31%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation14%68.5%2021/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation15.3%62.2%2019/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation34.1%46.9%2021/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security39.5%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture70.3%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture105.9119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.57M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.56K t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture21K t350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.39K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture265K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture4.97M t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,833 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,435 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,407 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture7M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3610.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1870.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8820.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.01-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.86-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.88-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.48-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.75-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian87123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.28K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology18.7%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology75.570.82023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology34.6%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.12023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.5%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology69.2%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology24.5%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.8%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0%0.3%2017/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure42.5%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure313.31K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure65.7%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy256.1 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy63.2 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy0.2 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy192.6 MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy83.1%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.6%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy80 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy5.3%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy15.8 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy26.5%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.1%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy37%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy57.6%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.4 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy432 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy532 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate34.1%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate21.3%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate4%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate12.4 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Madagascar or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $21.19B for Madagascar versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Madagascar and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Madagascar and Nigeria on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=MG,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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