Madagascar

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 1,544.16 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 27,691,019 HDI (2020): 0.53
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 167
Score: 35.3
Vulnerability 0.561
Readiness 0.266

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 21st most vulnerable country and the 175th 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
Ranking
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161
161
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159
157
148
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156
159
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159
166
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167
166
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167
167
167
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.561
Food
0.627
Projected change of cereal yields
0.933
Projected population change
0.573
Food import dependency
0.319
Rural population
0.662
Agriculture capacity
0.984
Child malnutrition
0.291
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
0.995
Access to reliable drinking water
0.814
Health
0.782
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
0.628
Medical staff
0.989
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
0.108
Protected biome
0.846
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.737
Human Habitat
0.564
Projected change of warm periods
0.181
Projected change of flood hazard
0.549
Urban concentration
0.338
Age dependency ratio
0.743
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.728
Paved roads
0.844
Infrastructure
0.299
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.067
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.096
Electricity access
0.670
Disaster preparedness
0.363