Madagascar vs World: Rural population, per capita
Madagascar
0.671 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4217 units per person
in 2025
Madagascar rank
29th
World rank
27th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Madagascar
- World
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.671 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World, a difference of 0.2493 units per person.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 29th and World ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8773 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 0.2292 units per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.8381 units per person | 0.6237 units per person | 0.2144 units per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.7994 units per person | 0.5886 units per person | 0.2108 units per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.7668 units per person | 0.5563 units per person | 0.2106 units per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.7368 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.2279 units per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.7095 units per person | 0.459 units per person | 0.2505 units per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.6822 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 0.2539 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 World?
- Madagascar, at 0.671 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Madagascar and World?
- 0.2493 units per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and World rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and World ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.