Population
32.0M
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a Council of the Presidency for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,849
in 2031
Passport power
#145
29 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
16
Top: Nosy Be
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Madagascar
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Continent
- Africa / Eastern Africa
- Area
- 587,041 km²
- Population
- 32.0M
- Density
- 54.5/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under a Council of the Presidency for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .mg
- Calling code
- +261
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #145 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 29
- Total accessible
- 57
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français), Malagasy (fiteny malagasy)
- Religions
- Christianity 84.7%, No religion 7.3%, Traditional faiths 4.7%, Islam 3.1%
- Currencies
- Ar MGA — Malagasy ariary
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.487
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $2,849
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 63.8 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 18.7%
- Gini index (2012)
- 42.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 3.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 32.9%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.2/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 11.6 µg/m³
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.39