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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,607.94 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 28,915,653 | HDI (2021): 0.50 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
172
Score: 35.3
Vulnerability
0.557
Readiness
0.263
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Madagascar places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Madagascar is the 20th most vulnerable country and the 173rd most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 160 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 163 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 155 | 157 | 159 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 164 | 169 | 172 | 171 | 170 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 175 | 172 | 175 | 169 | 172 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.557 | |
| Food | 0.639 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.933 | |
| Projected population change | 0.573 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.340 | |
| Rural population | 0.655 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.983 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.350 | |
| Water | 0.486 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.857 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.217 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.034 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.996 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.814 | |
| Health | 0.753 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.825 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.780 | |
| Slum population | 0.680 | |
| Medical staff | 0.985 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.916 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.609 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.419 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.113 | |
| Protected biome | 0.846 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.737 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.562 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.181 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.549 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.345 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.725 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.728 | |
| Paved roads | 0.844 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.293 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.067 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.104 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.259 | |
| Electricity access | 0.670 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.363 |