Madagascar rankings 2026: where Madagascar places in 107 global Top 10s
Madagascar is #1 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories, #1 in 3 rankings and inside the top 10 of 25 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does Madagascar compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 107 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories, where it is measured at 77.1 % (Cannot afford sufficient calories) as of 2026-11-02. Madagascar holds the #1 spot in 3 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 25 rankings.
Where Madagascar is number one
Madagascar leads the world in 3 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.
- Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories: 77.1 % (Cannot afford sufficient calories), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: South Sudan with 65.3 %.
- Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines: 75.2 % (Poverty rate (national poverty lines)), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Central African Republic with 68.8 %.
- Countries with the most threatened plant species: 2,894 (Threatened higher plant species), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Ecuador with 2,029.
Top 10 finishes
Madagascar is inside the top 10 of 22 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day with 99.97 %, behind Syria (100 %) and ahead of Ethiopia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #2 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water with 39.65 %, behind Democratic Republic of Congo (40.2 %) and ahead of Papua New Guinea. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #2 in Countries with the most threatened mammal species with 133, behind Indonesia (212) and ahead of India. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios with 82.9 %, behind Solomon Islands (83.09 %) and ahead of Tanzania. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price with 87.74 %, behind Estonia (88.17 %) and ahead of Croatia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition with 21.6 per 100,000 people, behind Mali (22.98 per 100,000 people) and ahead of South Sudan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment with 39.5 %, behind North Korea (47 %) and ahead of Syria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields with 0.89 tonnes per hectare, behind Togo (0.99 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Peru. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease with 68.55 per 100,000 people, behind Afghanistan (69.43 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Mozambique. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty with 69.17 %, behind Central African Republic (71.62 %) and ahead of Niger. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water with 95.89 % of total freshwater withdrawal, behind Laos (95.92 % of total freshwater withdrawal) and ahead of Vietnam. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels with 98 %, behind Guinea-Bissau (98 %) and ahead of Malawi. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
The remaining 10 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.
Madagascar by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Madagascar holds 27 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (21.6 per 100,000 people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 (39.8 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (65.39 per 100,000 people) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases (48.24 per 100,000 people). 23 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Madagascar holds 24 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines (75.2 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (39.65 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (82.9 %) and #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease (68.55 per 100,000 people). 20 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Madagascar holds 23 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (77.1 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price (87.74 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (39.5 %) and #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.89 tonnes per hectare). 19 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Madagascar holds 20 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (2,894), #2 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened mammal species (133), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (18.4k thousand people) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables (83.1 % of total final energy consumption). 16 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Madagascar holds 13 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day (99.97 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (24.7 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day (69.2 % of population) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (20.93 million). 9 more rankings are listed below.
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Madagascar moved in 100 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the most threatened mammal species (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (2026-11-02).
Where Madagascar ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Madagascar's lowest current positions are 49th of 50 in Countries by net capital account (249.04 BoP, current US$ million), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal (84 kg per animal) and 49th of 50 in Most populous countries (32.74 million). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Madagascar
- #1 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 77.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 75.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 2,894 · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.97 % · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 39.65 % · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 133 · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 82.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price · 87.74 % · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 21.6 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 39.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.89 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 68.55 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 69.17 % · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 95.89 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 98 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 24.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 69.2 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 39.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 18.4k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 65.39 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 83.1 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 22.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 20.93 million · 2026-10-29
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 20.9k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 22.9k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 83.44 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 64.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 48.24 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 445.43 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 27.01 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 42.5 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #13 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 135.09 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 5.45 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 1.59 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 22.6 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 1.28 % · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 327.48 thousand children · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 24.9k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 4,970 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 255.45 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 10.81 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries using the most water for agriculture · 29.54 billion cubic meters · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 62.4 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 61.92 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 8 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 10.79 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 11.59 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 31.71 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 4.3 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 7.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 61.1 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 186.23 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 3.85 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 57.12 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources · 337 cubic kilometres · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 127 species · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 49.56 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · 68.64 % · 2026-10-31
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.91 · 2026-10-28
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 35.55 million hectares · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 224 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 31.04 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 22.52 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 45.52 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.4 % · 2026-10-28
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.38 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 17.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 1,001.24 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 3.97 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 37 · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 21.7 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 73.64 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person · 10.61 square metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.36 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 6,512 deaths · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 27.75 % · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest inflation · 8.05 % · 2026-10-28
- #36 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,253.59 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 10.81 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 7.2 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar cane · 3.16 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 57.19 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 91.24 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 39.26 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.37 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal · 18.53 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · 13.46 billion billion cubic meters · 2026-10-30
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 6,957.21 thousand animals · 2026-11-01
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the largest labor force · 17.09 million people · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 0.57 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 39.3 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 4.08 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 3.04 % · 2026-10-28
- #42 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 1.81 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 11.1k cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.19 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 49.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 13.98 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 581.8 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco · 25.6 % of adults · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 8.76 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most organic agricultural land · 170.28 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries whose largest city has the most people · 4,228.98 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 30.47 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries by net capital account · 249.04 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal · 84 kg per animal · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Most populous countries · 32.74 million · 2026-10-28
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Madagascar's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Madagascar
What is Madagascar's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories, with 77.1 % (Cannot afford sufficient calories) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Madagascar?
107 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 3 rankings where it is #1.
Is Madagascar in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 25 rankings, including #1 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories, #1 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines and #1 in Countries with the most threatened plant species.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.