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Madagascar vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Madagascar
mdg
Leads on 37 of 119 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 74 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Madagascar and Thailand: Madagascar leads on Televisions (325,000) against Thailand (15.19); Madagascar leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (675,400) against Thailand (44.89); Madagascar leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (18,000) against Thailand (1.33). Across 119 compared metrics, Madagascar wins on 37 and Thailand wins on 74.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)18.68 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)20.37 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 20% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score50.8 points56.72 points★
Radios3.0513.96★
Televisions325,000★15.19
Waterways6004,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.45B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars19.31B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.22 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume768,875 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.5 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)60 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.5★84.6
Electricity Consumption1.59187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7476★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants24★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables216★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity675,400★44.89
Electricity Production1.71181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.82 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.6★35
Gross Fixed Investment18.728.8★
Gross National Saving14.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.7 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.9 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption22,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports16,390807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line70.7 people9.9 people★
Public Debt38.4★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption18,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports18,880134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances2.4★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources4.34★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.01 USD1 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)69.170.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.615.4★
Top Exporting Countries4.05B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate85.5 %66.68 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)81,610★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.94★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.34 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country55 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources337438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.46 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)163.2★142.5
Agricultural land408,950 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,828 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita14.46 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land10,86064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.9 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions676★
Independence26123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.610.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita68.78 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km2.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)445 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.523.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.3 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS42,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 522.66.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)22,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)60 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.390.63★
Life expectancy at birth66.35 years80.78 years★
Median age of population19.36 years41.03 years★
Population Change790,985.3 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density57.57 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population33.52M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.68★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)27.54 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate49.7 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.95 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.33M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate16.5240.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.18 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.87 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)161.55169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization45.35 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.15 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums60.89 %★2 %
Total deaths242,777.7 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.67 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.78 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-2,235.8 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate62.91 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇬 Madagascar🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.061.01★
Airports93105★
Civil Air Travel841★

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