Madagascar vs Paraguay: Share of the population that is female
Madagascar
49.8%
in 2025
Paraguay
49.9%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
151st
Paraguay rank
148th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Madagascar
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 49.9% against 49.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Madagascar ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 148th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 50.4% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 50.1% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.5% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.5% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Madagascar or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 49.9% against 49.8% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Madagascar ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 148th 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.