| Ranking | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines2026-11-02 | #28 · 33.1 % | #1 · 75.2 % | Madagascar by 27 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day2026-11-02 | #3 · 99.95 % | #2 · 99.97 % | Madagascar by 1 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without improved water2026-11-02 | #21 · 16.7 % | #2 · 39.65 % | Madagascar by 19 |
| Countries with the most threatened mammal species2026-11-02 | #23 · 40 | #2 · 133 | Madagascar by 21 |
| Countries with the most people without electricity2026-11-02 | #3 · 57.3k thousand people | #8 · 18.4k thousand people | Ethiopia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios2026-11-02 | #31 · 66.19 % | #3 · 82.9 % | Madagascar by 28 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #4 · 47.19 million | #9 · 20.93 million | Ethiopia by 5 |
| Countries receiving the most development aid2026-10-29 | #4 · 5,401.85 current US$ million | #36 · 1,253.59 current US$ million | Ethiopia by 32 |
| Countries with the most cattle2026-11-01 | #4 · 71.9k thousand animals | #39 · 6,957.21 thousand animals | Ethiopia by 35 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition2026-11-02 | #21 · 7.69 per 100,000 people | #4 · 21.6 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 17 |
| Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP32026-11-02 | #4 · 973.47 thousand children | #16 · 327.48 thousand children | Ethiopia by 12 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #4 · 47.2k thousand people | #9 · 20.9k thousand people | Ethiopia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment2026-11-02 | #29 · 19.7 % | #4 · 39.5 % | Madagascar by 25 |
| Countries producing the most coffee2026-11-02 | #5 · 575.7 thousand tonnes | #24 · 49.56 thousand tonnes | Ethiopia by 19 |
| Countries with the most deaths of children under five2026-11-02 | #5 · 181.23 thousand deaths | #19 · 61.92 thousand deaths | Ethiopia by 14 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #5 · 114.2k thousand people | #16 · 24.9k thousand people | Ethiopia by 11 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #6 · 214.04 million tonnes | #27 · 31.04 million tonnes | Ethiopia by 21 |
| Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption2026-11-02 | #6 · 88.87 % | #11 · 83.44 % | Ethiopia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #14 · 38.64 % | #6 · 69.17 % | Madagascar by 8 |
| Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water2026-11-02 | #20 · 91.84 % of total freshwater withdrawal | #7 · 95.89 % of total freshwater withdrawal | Madagascar by 13 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #7 · 4,105.69 thousand births | #29 · 1,001.24 thousand births | Ethiopia by 22 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels2026-11-02 | #17 · 93 % | #7 · 98 % | Madagascar by 10 |
| Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables2026-11-02 | #7 · 90.6 % of total final energy consumption | #9 · 83.1 % of total final energy consumption | Ethiopia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor2026-11-02 | #13 · 18.7 % | #8 · 24.7 % | Madagascar by 5 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day2026-11-02 | #28 · 38.6 % of population | #8 · 69.2 % of population | Madagascar by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 52026-11-02 | #10 · 36.8 % | #8 · 39.8 % | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums2026-11-02 | #8 · 70.7 % | #11 · 64.6 % | Ethiopia by 3 |
| Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP)2026-10-29 | #9 · 32.82 % of GDP | #31 · 21.7 % of GDP | Ethiopia by 22 |
| Countries with the highest malaria death rates2026-11-02 | #31 · 24.9 per 100,000 people | #9 · 65.39 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 22 |
| Countries with the highest share of underweight children2026-11-02 | #12 · 21.2 % | #9 · 22.6 % | Madagascar by 3 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #9 · 21.3k deaths | #33 · 6,512 deaths | Ethiopia by 24 |
| Most populous countries2026-10-28 | #10 · 135.47 million | #49 · 32.74 million | Ethiopia by 39 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #16 · 14.5k thousand people | #10 · 22.9k thousand people | Madagascar by 6 |
| Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China2026-11-02 | #10 · 40.56 % | #34 · 27.75 % | Ethiopia by 24 |
| Countries with the highest food share of exports2026-11-02 | #11 · 80.39 % of merchandise exports | #48 · 30.47 % of merchandise exports | Ethiopia by 37 |
| Countries with the lowest access to electricity2026-10-28 | #26 · 56.6 % of population | #12 · 42.5 % of population | Madagascar by 14 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases2026-11-02 | #24 · 33.59 per 100,000 people | #12 · 48.24 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 12 |
| Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios2026-11-02 | #38 · 194.94 per 100,000 live births | #12 · 445.43 per 100,000 live births | Madagascar by 26 |
| Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation2026-11-02 | #20 · 16.23 % | #12 · 27.01 % | Madagascar by 8 |
| Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #12 · 5.6 % of GDP | #13 · 5.45 % of GDP | Ethiopia by 1 |
| Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year2026-10-29 | #33 · 38.19 thousand hectares per year | #13 · 135.09 thousand hectares per year | Madagascar by 20 |
| Countries with the largest labor force2026-11-02 | #13 · 56.78 million people | #40 · 17.09 million people | Ethiopia by 27 |
| Countries with the largest share of global deforestation2026-11-02 | #33 · 0.45 % of global total | #13 · 1.59 % of global total | Madagascar by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 52026-11-02 | #18 · 21.2 % of children under 5 | #14 · 22.6 % of children under 5 | Madagascar by 4 |
| Countries with the highest incidence of malaria2026-11-02 | #29 · 138.5 per 1,000 people at risk | #17 · 255.45 per 1,000 people at risk | Madagascar by 12 |
| Countries with the highest inflation2026-10-28 | #19 · 13.23 % | #34 · 8.05 % | Ethiopia by 15 |
| Countries using the most water for agriculture2026-10-29 | #39 · 9.69 billion cubic meters | #19 · 29.54 billion cubic meters | Madagascar by 20 |
| Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates2026-11-02 | #19 · 2.74 deaths per 1,000 live births | #29 · 2.38 deaths per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia by 10 |
| Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate2026-11-02 | #36 · 44.5 per 1,000 live births | #19 · 62.4 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar by 17 |
| Countries with the highest meningitis death rates2026-11-02 | #24 · 9.98 per 100,000 people | #20 · 10.79 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 4 |
| Countries with the fastest forest expansion2026-10-29 | #20 · 34.28 thousand hectares per year | #36 · 10.81 thousand hectares per year | Ethiopia by 16 |
| Countries with the highest child homicide rates2026-11-02 | #31 · 6 per 100,000 people | #20 · 8 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 11 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #27 · 129.1 thousand tonnes | #22 · 186.23 thousand tonnes | Madagascar by 5 |
| Countries with the highest infant mortality rates2026-11-02 | #36 · 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | #22 · 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar by 14 |
| Countries with the highest share of children with wasting2026-11-02 | #25 · 6.8 % | #22 · 7.2 % | Madagascar by 3 |
| Countries with the highest birth rate2026-11-02 | #24 · 31.47 per 1,000 people | #22 · 31.71 per 1,000 people | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity2026-11-02 | #24 · 60.1 % of population | #22 · 61.1 % of population | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns2026-11-02 | #49 · 2.54 per 100,000 people | #23 · 3.85 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 26 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #49 · 122 cubic kilometres | #23 · 337 cubic kilometres | Madagascar by 26 |
| Countries with the most organic agricultural land2026-11-02 | #23 · 438.75 thousand hectares | #46 · 170.28 thousand hectares | Ethiopia by 23 |
| Fastest-growing populations2026-10-28 | #24 · 2.55 % | #28 · 2.4 % | Ethiopia by 4 |
| Largest countries by land area2026-10-28 | #25 · 1,122.13 thousand km² | #44 · 581.8 thousand km² | Ethiopia by 19 |
| Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption2026-10-31 | #47 · 55.9 % | #25 · 68.64 % | Madagascar by 22 |
| Countries with the highest fertility rate2026-10-28 | #27 · 3.91 | #26 · 3.91 | Madagascar by 1 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #32 · 30.22 million hectares | #26 · 35.55 million hectares | Madagascar by 6 |
| Countries with the highest severe food insecurity2026-11-02 | #27 · 19 % | #29 · 17.8 % | Ethiopia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence2026-11-02 | #48 · 141 per 100,000 people | #27 · 224 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 21 |
| Countries with the most children born per woman2026-11-02 | #28 · 3.99 children per woman | #29 · 3.97 children per woman | Ethiopia by 1 |
| Countries with the most threatened bird species2026-11-02 | #31 · 35 | #29 · 37 | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the highest age dependency ratio2026-11-02 | #33 · 72.64 % of working-age population | #31 · 73.64 % of working-age population | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning2026-11-02 | #45 · 1.16 per 100,000 people | #33 · 1.36 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 12 |
| Countries with the highest coffee yields2026-11-02 | #36 · 0.67 tonnes per hectare | #41 · 0.57 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children2026-11-02 | #36 · 52.1 % | #43 · 49.5 % | Ethiopia by 7 |
| Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 52026-11-02 | #42 · 6.8 % of children under 5 | #36 · 7.2 % of children under 5 | Madagascar by 6 |
| Countries by net capital account2026-10-28 | #37 · 374.51 BoP, current US$ million | #49 · 249.04 BoP, current US$ million | Ethiopia by 12 |
| Countries withdrawing the most freshwater2026-10-30 | #45 · 10.55 billion billion cubic meters | #38 · 13.46 billion billion cubic meters | Madagascar by 7 |
| Countries using the most cereals for human food2026-11-02 | #47 · 86.93 % | #38 · 91.24 % | Madagascar by 9 |
| Countries whose largest city has the most people2026-11-02 | #38 · 5,956.68 thousand people | #47 · 4,228.98 thousand people | Ethiopia by 9 |
| Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most2026-11-02 | #45 · 1.17 PPP dollars | #43 · 1.19 PPP dollars | Madagascar by 2 |
History
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Head to head
Ethiopia vs Madagascar, explained
Ethiopia vs Madagascar, head to head across 79 shared rankings. Ethiopia ranks higher in 33, Madagascar ranks higher in 46. On that count Madagascar comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines, Ethiopia is #28 with 33.1 % and Madagascar is #1 with 75.2 % (Madagascar ahead by 27); in Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day, Ethiopia is #3 with 99.95 % and Madagascar is #2 with 99.97 % (Madagascar ahead by 1); in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water, Ethiopia is #21 with 16.7 % and Madagascar is #2 with 39.65 % (Madagascar ahead by 19); in Countries with the most threatened mammal species, Ethiopia is #23 with 40 and Madagascar is #2 with 133 (Madagascar ahead by 21); in Countries with the most people without electricity, Ethiopia is #3 with 57.3k thousand people and Madagascar is #8 with 18.4k thousand people (Ethiopia ahead by 5); in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios, Ethiopia is #31 with 66.19 % and Madagascar is #3 with 82.9 % (Madagascar ahead by 28).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar ranks higher in more shared rankings (46 of 79). In Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines, Ethiopia is #28 and Madagascar is #1.
- In how many rankings do Ethiopia and Madagascar both appear?
- 79 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.