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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 1,781.78 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 29,611,714 | HDI (2022): 0.49 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
178
Score: 35.2
Vulnerability
0.559
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 23rd most vulnerable country and the 174th 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 | 22 |
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| Ranking | 161 | 161 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 154 | 159 | 160 | 163 | 159 | 158 | 164 | 170 | 173 | 170 | 172 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 175 | 179 | 178 | 177 | 178 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.559 | |
| Food | 0.623 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.933 | |
| Projected population change | 0.573 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.302 | |
| Rural population | 0.648 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.989 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.295 | |
| Water | 0.482 | |
| 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 | 0.994 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.789 | |
| Health | 0.785 | |
| 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 | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | 0.680 | |
| Medical staff | 0.986 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.887 | |
| 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 | 0.112 | |
| Protected biome | 0.846 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.737 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.577 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.181 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.549 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.352 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.718 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.821 | |
| Paved roads | 0.844 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.278 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.067 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.138 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.259 | |
| Electricity access | 0.646 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |