Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Rural population, per capita

Madagascar
0.671 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.4404 units per person
in 2025
Madagascar rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.671 units per person against 0.4404 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.2306 units per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 216 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8773 units per person 0.6757 units per person 0.2016 units per person Madagascar
1970s 0.8381 units per person 0.6181 units per person 0.22 units per person Madagascar
1980s 0.7994 units per person 0.5632 units per person 0.2362 units per person Madagascar
1990s 0.7668 units per person 0.5282 units per person 0.2387 units per person Madagascar
2000s 0.7368 units per person 0.5003 units per person 0.2366 units per person Madagascar
2010s 0.7095 units per person 0.4677 units per person 0.2418 units per person Madagascar
2020s 0.6822 units per person 0.4472 units per person 0.2351 units per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Madagascar, at 0.671 units per person against 0.4404 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.2306 units per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.