Brazil vs Madagascar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Madagascar: Madagascar leads on Televisions (325,000) against Brazil (36.50); Madagascar leads on Oil Consumption (22,000) against Brazil (2.65); Madagascar leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (18,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 109 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 73 and Madagascar wins on 30.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %20.37 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 20% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points50.8 points
Radios713.05
Televisions36.5325,000
Waterways50,000600

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $3.45B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $19.31B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %9.5 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %60 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP4.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.188.5
Electricity Consumption509.11.59
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1774
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6424
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables182
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8675,400
Electricity Production567.91.71
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita1.82 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient48.942.6
Gross Fixed Investment18.918.7
Gross National Saving1514.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %3.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %9.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.350
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.960
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.40
Oil Consumption2.6522,000
Oil Exports699,0000
Oil Imports720,00016,390
Oil Production2.750
Oil Proved Reserves12.860
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people70.7 people
Public Debt8338.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9618,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40018,880
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.810
Remittances0.22.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.624.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.4669.17
Taxes and Other Revenues149.6
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,38481,610
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.773.94
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiromost of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year55 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65337

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92163.2
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km408,950 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km4,828 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant14.46 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83310,860

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %20.9 %
Administrative Divisions266
Independence726
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.64.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km0.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %445 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %5.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00042,000
Underweight Children Under 53.522.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00022,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %60 %
Human Capital Index0.560.39
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years66.35 years
Median age of population35.25 years19.36 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons790,985.3 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km57.57 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons33.52M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.68
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %27.54 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %49.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %5.95 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons8.33M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7916.52
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years4.18 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people3.87 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55161.55
Military Manpower at Military Age1820
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %45.35 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km0.17 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.15 %
Population living in slums13.19 %60.89 %
Total deaths1.41M persons242,777.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %53.67 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.78 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-2,235.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births62.91 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇬 MadagascarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.06
Airports5,29793
Civil Air Travel1988

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