Madagascar vs Maldives: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Madagascar
2,426 kg per hectare
in 2023
Maldives
2,442 kg per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
108th
Maldives rank
106th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Madagascar
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2,442 kg per hectare against 2,426 kg per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 16 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 108th and Maldives ranks 106th of 180 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,947 kg per hectare | 1,079 kg per hectare | 867.79 kg per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2,413 kg per hectare | 1,812 kg per hectare | 601.3 kg per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2,971 kg per hectare | 2,399 kg per hectare | 571.61 kg per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2,661 kg per hectare | 2,428 kg per hectare | 233.22 kg per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Madagascar or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2,442 kg per hectare against 2,426 kg per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Madagascar and Maldives?
- 16 kg per hectare, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Maldives rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Madagascar ranks 108th and Maldives ranks 106th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.