Madagascar
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 32,740,678 (2025)
- Total area
- 587,295 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 19.3° S, 46.7° E
Madagascar at a glance
Madagascar is a country in Africa. Its capital is Antananarivo. It has no land neighbours.
Worldwide, Madagascar has the 3rd lowest GDP per person ($599 in 2025, among 182 countries with data) and the lowest health spending per person ($17 in 2023, among 191).
Flag of Madagascar
Madagascar’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Madagascar in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 32,740,678 | 49thof 195 | 15thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 587,295 km² | 47thof 194 | 22ndof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $19.62B | 129thof 182 | 30thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $599 | 180thof 182 | 50thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 63.8 years | 174thof 195 | 34thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.91 | 26thof 195 | 24thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $17 | 191stof 191 | 54thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 32.9% | 167thof 195 | 42ndof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 18.7% | 173rdof 180 | 45thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 21.3% | 121stof 191 | 28thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.15 t | 173rdof 181 | 45thof 53 |
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Madagascar and its nearest countries
Madagascar has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 32,740,678 | 587,295 km² | $599 | |
| Comoros | 882,847 | 1,861 km² | $2,056 | about 400 km |
| Mozambique | 35,631,653 | 799,380 km² | $627 | about 420 km |
| Tanzania | 70,545,865 | 947,300 km² | $1,319 | about 770 km |
| Mauritius | 1,243,741 | 2,010 km² | $12,991 | about 860 km |
Quizzes featuring Madagascar
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Madagascar · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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