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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Madagascar: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Madagascar is placed joint 182nd of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 15.4 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 445.43 (2023).
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joint182nd
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Madagascar on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
445.43
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Madagascar: 445.43. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 41.89 Seychelles
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.487
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 183rd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Madagascar: 0.487. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.848 Seychelles
02Over time
Which way Madagascar is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
MadagascarWorld median
Madagascar fell from 638.28 in 2000 to 445.43 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Madagascar World median 2023 445 46.7 2022 439 53.0 2021 467 76.6 2020 447 56.0 2019 462 48.4 2018 466 49.3 2017 469 47.2 2016 470 50.6 2015 474 51.9 2014 477 52.8 2013 481 53.3 2012 487 54.6 2011 492 55.0 2010 500 56.1 2009 507 56.3 2008 510 55.8 2007 522 56.8 2006 528 58.1 2005 540 60.1 2004 555 63.0 2003 571 66.8 2002 593 66.0 2001 611 68.1 2000 638 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
MadagascarWorld median
Madagascar rose from 0.443 in 2000 to 0.487 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Madagascar World median 2023 0.487 0.7620 2022 0.483 0.7610 2021 0.481 0.7450 2020 0.483 0.7425 2019 0.495 0.7515 2018 0.501 0.7520 2017 0.505 0.7480 2016 0.501 0.7500 2015 0.501 0.7430 2014 0.500 0.7410 2013 0.497 0.7390 2012 0.496 0.7350 2011 0.494 0.7250 2010 0.493 0.7250 2009 0.493 0.7220 2008 0.490 0.7180 2007 0.482 0.7100 2006 0.474 0.7045 2005 0.470 0.6960 2004 0.465 0.6960 2003 0.458 0.6910 2002 0.448 0.6845 2001 0.451 0.6770 2000 0.443 0.6720
03In context
Madagascar beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Madagascar and Eastern Africa
Madagascar has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seychelles | 74th | 61.2 | 41.89 | 0.848 |
 Mauritius | 80th | 74.7 | 65.9 | 0.806 |
 Zambia | 142nd | 30.3 | 85.45 | 0.595 |
 Malawi | 159th | 19.9 | 224.95 | 0.517 |
 Zimbabwe | 161st | 16.4 | 357.61 | 0.598 |
 Djibouti | 163rd | 12.3 | 161.88 | 0.513 |
 Mozambique | 165th | 6 | 82.22 | 0.493 |
 Kenya | 167th | 9 | 378.8 | 0.628 |
 Comoros | =168th | 3.1 | 178.88 | 0.603 |
 Rwanda | =168th | 7.7 | 229.48 | 0.578 |
 Uganda | 172nd | 3.1 | 170.31 | 0.582 |
 Tanzania | 173rd | 11.4 | 275.84 | 0.555 |
 Ethiopia | 174th | 11.5 | 194.94 | 0.497 |
 Eritrea | 181st | 8.4 | 291.36 | 0.503 |
 Burundi | =182nd | 16.1 | 391.97 | 0.439 |
| Madagascar | =182nd | 15.4 | 445.43 | 0.487 |
 Somalia | =194th | 0 | 562.58 | 0.404 |
 South Sudan | 196th | 0 | 691.82 | 0.388 |
| Somaliland | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Madagascar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Madagascar is ahead of the world, and behind
47 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Madagascar does better than the middle country measured.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7454.4140.74No earlier reading
Madagascar: 54.41 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 136 · derived.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.253.246▲ Improved since 2015
Madagascar: 3.25 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 37th of 78 · derived.
Behind the world median42
Statistics on which Madagascar does worse than the middle country measured.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7521.323.75No earlier reading
Madagascar: 21.3 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0722,4263,072▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 2,426 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 106th of 179 · derived.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.47125.4252.47No real change since 2015
Madagascar: 125.42 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10631.388.106No real change since 2014
Madagascar: 31.38 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.490.1994.4▲ Improved since 2017
Madagascar: 90.19 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9340.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 0.934 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 134th of 184 · derived.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.357.569.3▲ Improved since 2016
Madagascar: 57.5 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 146th of 188 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.819.280.8No earlier reading
Madagascar: 19.2 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5467.2413.546No earlier reading
Madagascar: 7.241 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 35th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.88675.8No earlier reading
Madagascar: 86 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 18th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.473.898.4No earlier reading
Madagascar: 73.8 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16318.428.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 18.42 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0533.9317.05▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 33.93 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 28th of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13423.068.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Madagascar: 23.06 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 29th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.3920.564No real change since 2010
Madagascar: 0.392 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 149th of 172 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2642.9712.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Madagascar: 42.97 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.96.245.9No earlier reading
Madagascar: 6.2 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9334.5939.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 4.593 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 174th of 193 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.5840.351▼ Worsened since 2021
Madagascar: 0.584 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 156th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5462.414.54▼ Worsened since 2014
Madagascar: 62.4 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 19th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6363.6374.63▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 63.63 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 203rd of 222 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.4810.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 0.481 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 156 · derived.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.138.817.1No earlier reading
Madagascar: 38.8 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 13th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.349.06313.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 9.063 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 179th of 195 · derived.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10026.5100▲ Improved since 2014
Madagascar: 26.5 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,2303,67725,230No real change since 2010
Madagascar: 3,677 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 140th of 151 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 916491No real change since 2015
Madagascar: 64 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.3190.609▼ Worsened since 2013
Madagascar: 0.319 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 157th of 169 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2118.7110.21No real change since 2010
Madagascar: 18.71 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 10th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.839.8413.8No earlier reading
Madagascar: 39.84 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 10th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10042.5100No real change since 2014
Madagascar: 42.5 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2731,65814,273No real change since 2015
Madagascar: 1,658 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 97th of 102 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8901,36712,890No real change since 2012
Madagascar: 1,367 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 158th of 166 · derived.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.167.652.1No real change since 2014
Madagascar: 67.65 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6725.2746.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Madagascar: 25.27 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 186th of 195 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.85818.862.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Madagascar: 18.86 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 9th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.3860.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Madagascar: 0.386 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 5th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,4866,94146,486No real change since 2010
Madagascar: 6,941 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 145th of 150 · derived.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,2651,66817,265No real change since 2015
Madagascar: 1,668 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 179th of 185 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.25279.134.252No earlier reading
Madagascar: 79.13 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 6th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8324.4572.83No real change since 2014
Madagascar: 24.45 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 135th of 139 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 904990▼ Worsened since 2015
Madagascar: 49 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Madagascar: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5797.9952.579Moved since 2013
Madagascar: 7.995 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 27th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1314.213No earlier reading
Madagascar: 14.2 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
No current reading for Madagascar
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Disability Benefit Coverage, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2017), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2021), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2021), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2021), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2021), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2021) and Prosperity Gap (last 2021). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Madagascar’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Madagascar’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability43rd of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 99th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality100th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 100th of 1774/4 keys
- Energyjoint 98th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties144th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge158th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology164th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade149th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions169th of 1944/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality142nd of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture168th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 182nd of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 186th of 2004/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation171st of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 190th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Madagascar can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles74th3/3 keysThis page
Madagascar=182nd3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Madagascar and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Madagascar on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Madagascar rank on development & human capital?
Madagascar is placed joint 182nd of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Madagascar?
15.4 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Madagascar?
445.43 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How have Madagascar’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 638.28 in 2000 to 445.43 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.443 in 2000 to 0.487 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Madagascar?
No current reading is published for Madagascar on Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Disability Benefit Coverage, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 47 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Madagascar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Madagascar (banner) — Bernard Gagnon derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Madagascar: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/madagascar/development