Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 96.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar, 1980–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar stood at 96.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar peaked at 98.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 93.2% | — |
| 1993 | 98.1% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 89.1% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 94.2% | 94.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Madagascar was 96.6% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.