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| 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 |
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| Ranking | 157 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 159 | 157 | 148 | 152 | 156 | 159 | 154 | 153 | 159 | 166 | 168 | 163 | 167 | 166 | 168 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 167 |
| 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 |