Gender Development Index (GDI) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.945 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Madagascar, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Madagascar is 0.945, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Madagascar peaked at 0.956 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.892, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.892 | — |
| 2001 | 0.895 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.895 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.907 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.915 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.914 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.92 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.922 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.925 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.94 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.926 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.947 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.946 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.956 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.943 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.944 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.945 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.945 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.883, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.945 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9092 | 0.892 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9431 | 0.926 | 0.956 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9453 | 0.945 | 0.946 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Madagascar?
- Gender development index in Madagascar was 0.945 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.956 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.892 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for gender development index?
- Madagascar ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.