Madagascar vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Madagascar and Mexico: Madagascar leads on Televisions (325,000) against Mexico (25.60); Madagascar leads on Oil Consumption (22,000) against Mexico (2.07); Madagascar leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (675,400) against Mexico (72.56). Across 110 compared metrics, Madagascar wins on 31 and Mexico wins on 71.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)20.37 %81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 20% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score50.8 points45.55 points
Radios3.0531
Televisions325,00025.6
Waterways6002,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.45B $69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars19.31B $2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.5 %7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)60 %7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.586.1
Electricity Consumption1.59258.7
Electricity Exports07.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7471
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2417
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables29
Electricity Imports03.53
Electricity Installed Capacity675,40072.56
Electricity Production1.71302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.82 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.645.4
Gross Fixed Investment18.721.5
Gross National Saving14.821.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.7 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.9 %4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61
Natural Gas Exports036.81
Natural Gas Imports050.12
Natural Gas Production031.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8
Oil Consumption22,0002.07
Oil Exports01.51
Oil Imports16,390496,000
Oil Production02.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42
Population Below Poverty Line70.7 people41.9 people
Public Debt38.445.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption18,0001.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports18,880867,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600
Remittances2.43.7
Revenue from Forest Resources4.340.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)67.327.29
Taxes and Other Revenues9.614.2
Unemployment Rate3.1 %2.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)81,6102.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.94441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionmost 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 mapmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country55 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources337461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.46 %1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)163.252.44
Agricultural land408,950 sq. km1.04M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,828 km9,330 km
Dam capacity per capita14.46 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land10,86059,910

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.9 %17.92 %
Administrative Divisions632
Independence2616
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.616.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)445 %42 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.521.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.3 %28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS42,000340,000
Underweight Children Under 522.64.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)22,000341,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)60 %51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.390.63
Life expectancy at birth66.35 years80.06 years
Median age of population19.36 years29.96 years
Population Change790,985.3 persons1.20M persons
Population density57.57 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km
Total population33.52M persons133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.680.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Birth Rate (%)27.54 %14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate49.7 %73.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.95 %6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.33M persons35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate16.5260.96
Learning-adjusted years of school4.18 years9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.87 people22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)161.55169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age2018
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization45.35 %77.59 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.15 %0.81 %
Population living in slums60.89 %15.76 %
Total deaths242,777.7 persons685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.67 %62.6 %
Total fertility rate3.78 per woman1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-2,235.8 persons-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate62.91 per live births11.69 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.060.48
Airports931,580
Civil Air Travel8186

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