Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 69.17 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
69.17
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
83.06
in 1993
All-time low
55.31
in 2005
Years of data
9
1980–2021
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Madagascar, 1980–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 69.17 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Madagascar peaked at 83.06 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 55.31, in 2005.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.73 | 61.73 | 61.73 | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.75 | 78.52 | 83.06 | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.39 | 55.31 | 57.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.31 | 65.29 | 67.32 | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.17 | 69.17 | 69.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,426 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.39 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1948 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1948 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2174 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4488 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 69.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Madagascar?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Madagascar was 69.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.06 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.31 in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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