Madagascar

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Madagascar is a sovereign state in Eastern Africa, Africa. It covers 587,041 km² and has a population of approximately 31,727,042. Its official language is French and its currency is the Malagasy ariary (Ar).

Quick facts

Capital: Antananarivo
Population: 31,727,042
Area: 587,041 km²
Currency: Malagasy ariary (Ar)
Languages: French, Malagasy
Calling code: +261
TLD: .mg
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC+03:00
Native name: Madagascar

Appears in 38 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#21	70.29
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#48	123901.64km²
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#49	5389921.52
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#58	1,513years
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#67	3,000,000
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#81	108.17
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#101	105.91
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#107	2425.6
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#131	21.30
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#133	5.16

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#18	74.65
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#25	4263080.12
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#39	2,649,927,000
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#48	1296946238.3
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#63	19.65
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#69	39.21
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#79	6653640488.3
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#94	2.87

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by unemployment rate	#46	6.80
Countries by GDP growth rate	#61	0.04
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#111	64.14
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#132	19.38in billions
Countries by cost of living index	#148	15.8
Countries by GDP per capita	#172	616.22

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#106	73.47
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#126	70
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#146	57.5
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#149	61.77
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#151	45
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#154	37.25

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by lowest elevation	#27	0m
Countries by Coastline Length	#30	4,828kilometers
Countries by land area	#46	587,041km²
Countries by highest elevation	#61	2,876m

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#29	0.02
Countries by population	#49	32.74
Countries by population density	#165	52.32
Countries by median age	#205	18.88

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