Madagascar vs Middle income: Rural population, annual growth rate
Madagascar
1.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Middle income
0.0313 % change on previous year
in 2025
Madagascar rank
29th
Middle income rank
31st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Madagascar
- Middle income
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.72 % change on previous year against 0.0313 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 1.69 % change on previous year.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 54.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 29th and Middle income ranks 31st of 208 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0.252 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 0.7897 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.52 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.76 % change on previous year | 0.8799 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.1426 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.34 % change on previous year | -0.1324 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.86 % change on previous year | -0.0227 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Madagascar or Middle income?
- Madagascar, at 1.72 % change on previous year against 0.0313 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Madagascar and Middle income?
- 1.69 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Middle income rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and Middle income ranks 31st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.