Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Madagascar: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 69.2% against 56.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 78.7% | 11.6% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 79.4% | 14.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 72.2% | 13.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 70.2% | 13.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture (% of total employment), Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 69.2% against 56.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
- 13.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar rank globally for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).