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Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Madagascar
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Leads on 39 of 114 metrics
Papua New Guinea
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Leads on 61 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Madagascar and Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea leads on Radios (410,000) against Madagascar (3.05); Papua New Guinea leads on Major Urban Areas Population (410,000 people) against Madagascar (3.87 people); Madagascar leads on Agricultural land (408,950 sq. km) against Papua New Guinea (14,050 sq. km). Across 114 compared metrics, Madagascar wins on 39 and Papua New Guinea wins on 61.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)18.68 %18.81 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)20.37 %24.07 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 20% (2023 est.)percent of population: 24% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score50.8 points58.35 points★
Radios3.05410,000★
Televisions325,000★59,841
Waterways60011,000★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.45B $6.56B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars19.31B $37.09B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.15 %★20 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.5 %14 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)60 %★8.4 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.5★80.1
Electricity Consumption1.593.24★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels74★63
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2430★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables27★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity675,400900,900★
Electricity Production1.713.48★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.82 USD per capita8.78 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.6★41.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.720.6★
Gross National Saving14.836.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.7 %★3.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.9 %0.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption099.11★
Natural Gas Exports011.1★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production011.18★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0210.5★
Oil Consumption22,00033,000★
Oil Exports08,029★
Oil Imports16,390★14,770
Oil Production030,570★
Oil Proved Reserves088★
Population Below Poverty Line70.7 people37 people★
Public Debt38.4★52.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★4.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption18,00037,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports18,880★17,110
Refined Petroleum Products Production022,170★
Remittances2.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources4.34★2.08
Robotics Research Funding0.01 USD0.03 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.615.9★
Top Exporting Countries985.46M USD2.83B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %2.8 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate85.5 %52.07 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)81,610-12,308★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.94★5.8
Continental Shelf200200
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 mappopulation concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing in urban areas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.34 sq km★3.7 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country55 Cubic meters per year211.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources337801★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.46 %★0.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)163.2176★
Agricultural land408,950 sq. km★14,050 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,828 km5,152 km★
Dam capacity per capita14.46 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land10,860★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.9 %34.23 %★
Administrative Divisions620★
Independence26★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.614.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita68.78 USD156.66 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★0.9 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)445 %189 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.521.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.3 %★21.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS42,000★55,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 526.4★27.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)22,000★4,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Currently married (Percent)60 %65.19 %★
Human Capital Index0.390.44★
Life expectancy at birth66.35 years70.09 years★
Median age of population19.36 years23 years★
Population Change790,985.3 persons★183,015.8 persons
Population density57.57 per sq. km24.18 per sq. km★
Total population33.52M persons★10.95M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.680.85★
Birth Rate (%)27.54 %27.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate49.7 %★36.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.95 %5.36 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.33M persons★2.84M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate16.52★3.66
Learning-adjusted years of school4.18 years8.41 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.87 people410,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)161.55163.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization45.35 %48.18 %★
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km★0.06 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.15 %2.22 %★
Population living in slums60.89 %★23.07 %
Total deaths242,777.7 persons69,009.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.67 %★46 %
Total fertility rate3.78 per woman★2.98 per woman
Total net-migration-2,235.8 persons★-4,940.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate62.91 per live births37.27 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.060.25★
Airports93569★
Civil Air Travel8about 15 major transport aircraft

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