Africa · Eastern Africa
Capital: Antananarivo
Madagascar
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #119
Madagascar's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
32.7M
#49 of 196
75th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$19.62B
#134 of 196
32nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$121.6M
#139 of 196
29th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$1.7M
#140 of 196
29th percentile
2017 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$2.31B
#115 of 196
42nd percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Country code
- MDG
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Madagascar has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
Madagascar spans roughly 587,041 square kilometers, placing it around 46th by area in this factbook.
Madagascar’s position in Eastern Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Madagascar on the map
Madagascar is located in Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique. Its terrain is narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center. The climate is tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south. In area, the country is almost four times the size of Georgia, slightly less than twice the size of Arizona.
Economy
Economic profile
Madagascar's economy is characterized by low-income East African island economy, natural resource rich, extreme poverty, return of political stability has helped growth, sharp tax revenue drop due to COVID-19, leading vanilla producer, environmentally fragile. Major industries include meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining. Important agricultural products include rice, sugarcane, cassava, sweet potatoes, milk, bananas, vegetables, mangoes/guavas, maize, potatoes (2023). Notable exports include garments, nickel, vanilla, cloves, gold (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Madagascar has an estimated population of 31,727,042. Languages spoken include Malagasy (official) 99.9%, French (official) 23.6%, English 8.2%, other 0.6% (2018 est.). The population includes Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran. The urban population represents 40.6% of total population (2023).
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