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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 1,883.54 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 31,964,956 | HDI (2024): 0.49 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
174
Score: 35.0
Vulnerability
0.550
Readiness
0.250
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 25th 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 | 23 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 163 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 158 | 161 | 162 | 158 | 163 | 161 | 162 | 156 | 157 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 164 | 165 | 165 | 168 | 168 | 170 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 174 | 174 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.550 | |
| Food | 0.635 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.933 | |
| Projected population change | 0.573 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.289 | |
| Rural population | 0.728 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.990 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.298 | |
| Water | 0.458 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.143 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.783 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.034 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.996 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.790 | |
| Health | 0.783 | |
| 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 | 0.663 | |
| Medical staff | 0.987 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.890 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.596 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.419 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.120 | |
| Protected biome | 0.757 | |
| 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 | 0.272 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.707 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.821 | |
| Paved roads | 0.844 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.268 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.067 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.133 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.259 | |
| Electricity access | 0.612 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |