Indonesia vs Madagascar: Share of the population that is female
Indonesia
49.8%
in 2025
Madagascar
49.8%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
154th
Madagascar rank
151st
Share of the population that is female over time
- Indonesia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 49.8% against 49.8% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 154th and Madagascar ranks 151st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 49.2% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 49.5% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 49.7% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Indonesia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 49.8% against 49.8% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Indonesia and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Indonesia ranks 154th and Madagascar ranks 151st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.