Madagascar
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Madagascar.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Madagascar's Atsinanana rainforests show roughly 80-90% endemism across major groups.
Matchup file
Madagascar vs Netherlands
120 shared metrics.
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Netherlands
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of the Netherlands.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
OECD data puts the Netherlands among the countries with the shortest average annual work hours.
Analysis
Netherlands leads in 73 of 120 shared metrics, while Madagascar leads in 47.
Madagascar's Teen Birth Rate is 68.9x that of Netherlands (129.8 per 1k vs 1.9 per 1k).
Madagascar's Firms Asked for Bribes is 68.0x that of Netherlands (19.19% of firms vs 0.28% of firms).
Madagascar's Forest Area is 32.3x that of Netherlands (123.9K km² vs 3.7K km²).
Madagascar's Political Corruption Index is 31.7x that of Netherlands (0.88 vs 0.03).
Madagascar's Informal Employment Share is 16.7x that of Netherlands (96.08% of employed people vs 5.4% of employed people).
Key Comparisons
Teen Birth RateMadagascar leads
Madagascar
129.8 per 1k
Netherlands
1.9 per 1k
Firms Asked for BribesMadagascar leads
Madagascar
19.19% of firms
Netherlands
0.28% of firms
Forest AreaMadagascar leads
Madagascar
123.9K km²
Netherlands
3.7K km²
Political Corruption IndexMadagascar leads
Madagascar
0.88
Netherlands
0.03
Informal Employment ShareMadagascar leads
Madagascar
96.08% of employed people
Netherlands
5.4% of employed people
Land AreaMadagascar leads
Madagascar
581.8K km²
Netherlands
33.7K km²
All Metrics
Teen Birth Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
129.8 per 1k
Netherlands
1.9 per 1k
6886% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
MadagascarMadagascar
19.19% of firms
Netherlands
0.28% of firms
6802% higher
Forest Area
MadagascarMadagascar
123.9K km²
Netherlands
3.7K km²
3228% higher
Political Corruption Index
MadagascarMadagascar
0.88
Netherlands
0.03
3167% higher
Informal Employment Share
MadagascarMadagascar
96.08% of employed people
Netherlands
5.4% of employed people
1672% higher
Land Area
MadagascarMadagascar
581.8K km²
Netherlands
33.7K km²
1628% higher
Child Mortality
MadagascarMadagascar
64.8 per 1k births
Netherlands
4.0 per 1k births
1520% higher
Infant Mortality
MadagascarMadagascar
44.2 per 1k births
Netherlands
3.5 per 1k births
1163% higher
Coastline Length
MadagascarMadagascar
4.8K km
Netherlands
451 km
971% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
MadagascarMadagascar
19.48% of firms
Netherlands
2.7% of firms
635% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
MadagascarMadagascar
83.1%
Netherlands
12.2%
581% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
22.5 per 100k
Netherlands
3.4 per 100k
562% higher
Broadband Access (%)
MadagascarMadagascar
202 per 100 people
Netherlands
43 per 100 people
370% higher
GDP Growth Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
4.2%
Netherlands
1.1%
289% higher
Irrigated Land
MadagascarMadagascar
10.9K km²
Netherlands
3.0K km²
266% higher
Highest Elevation
MadagascarMadagascar
2.9K m
Netherlands
862 m
234% higher
Inflation Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
9.9%
Netherlands
3.3%
200% higher
Coal Electricity Share
MadagascarMadagascar
20.58%
Netherlands
7.1%
191% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MadagascarMadagascar
52.39% of firms
Netherlands
18.37% of firms
185% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
MadagascarMadagascar
37.34% of firms
Netherlands
13.65% of firms
173% higher
Youth Population (%)
MadagascarMadagascar
39.26%
Netherlands
15.03%
161% higher
Birth Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
27.54 per 1k
Netherlands
10.68 per 1k
158% higher
Airports
MadagascarMadagascar
93
Netherlands
41
127% higher
Fertility Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
3.5 children/woman
Netherlands
1.6 children/woman
114% higher
Domestic Patents
NetherlandsMadagascar
6.0
Netherlands
2.1K
100% lower
Scientific Publications
NetherlandsMadagascar
156.66
Netherlands
34.3K
100% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
NetherlandsMadagascar
$16.32
Netherlands
$5,796.03
100% lower
Official Languages Count
MadagascarMadagascar
2.0
Netherlands
1.0
100% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.01 per 100k people
Netherlands
113.92 per 100k people
100% lower
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Air Passengers
NetherlandsMadagascar
313.3K
Netherlands
41.44M
99% lower
Tourist Arrivals
NetherlandsMadagascar
87.1K
Netherlands
7.26M
99% lower
GDP (Nominal)
NetherlandsMadagascar
$17,420,501,490.12
Netherlands
$1,214,927,698,572.66
99% lower
GNI Per Capita
NetherlandsMadagascar
$510
Netherlands
$62,520
99% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
NetherlandsMadagascar
81.31 kWh/person
Netherlands
6.2K kWh/person
99% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
NetherlandsMadagascar
9.3 per 1k people
Netherlands
635.05 per 1k people
99% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
NetherlandsMadagascar
759.0K kW
Netherlands
59.98M kW
99% lower
Foreign Patents
NetherlandsMadagascar
22
Netherlands
1.4K
98% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
NetherlandsMadagascar
29
Netherlands
1.2K
98% lower
Tourism Revenue
NetherlandsMadagascar
$202,000,000
Netherlands
$10,926,200,195.31
98% lower
CO2 Per Capita
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.14 t/person/yr
Netherlands
6.3 t/person/yr
98% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
$1,883.54
Netherlands
$84,221.98
98% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.48%
Netherlands
23.47%
98% lower
Electricity Generation
NetherlandsMadagascar
2.6 TWh
Netherlands
122.3 TWh
98% lower
Credit Card Ownership
NetherlandsMadagascar
1.1% of adults
Netherlands
37.43% of adults
97% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.17 per 1k
Netherlands
3.9 per 1k
96% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
NetherlandsMadagascar
4.7 Mt CO2e
Netherlands
118.79 Mt CO2e
96% lower
Water Stress (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
4.0%
Netherlands
74.86%
95% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
NetherlandsMadagascar
24.84 kg/person/yr
Netherlands
341.47 kg/person/yr
93% lower
University Enrollment Rate
NetherlandsMadagascar
6.1%
Netherlands
86.59%
93% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
MadagascarMadagascar
21.3%
Netherlands
11.06%
93% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
NetherlandsMadagascar
308.67 kg oil eq/person
Netherlands
3.4K kg oil eq/person
91% lower
Population Density
NetherlandsMadagascar
53.62 /km²
Netherlands
530.95 /km²
90% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.5 per 100k
Netherlands
33.52 per 100k
90% lower
Alcohol Consumption
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.99 L/adult/yr
Netherlands
8.7 L/adult/yr
89% lower
Spirits Consumption
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.15 L/person/yr
Netherlands
1.3 L/person/yr
88% lower
Beer Consumption
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.48 L/person/yr
Netherlands
3.5 L/person/yr
86% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
NetherlandsMadagascar
12.34 kg/person/yr
Netherlands
75.82 kg/person/yr
84% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
15.37%
Netherlands
97.66%
84% lower
Elderly Population (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.4%
Netherlands
20.5%
83% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.9 kg/person/yr
Netherlands
21.48 kg/person/yr
82% lower
Solar Electricity Share
NetherlandsMadagascar
4.1%
Netherlands
21.12%
80% lower
Internet Users (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
20%
Netherlands
97%
79% lower
Railway Network
NetherlandsMadagascar
673 km
Netherlands
3.0K km
78% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
22.06%
Netherlands
99.96%
78% lower
Digital Payments Used
NetherlandsMadagascar
21.74% of adults
Netherlands
98.79% of adults
78% lower
Obesity Rate
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.8%
Netherlands
16.91%
77% lower
Population
MadagascarMadagascar
31.35M
Netherlands
17.83M
76% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.19
Netherlands
0.77
76% lower
Railway Length
NetherlandsMadagascar
836 km
Netherlands
3.1K km
73% lower
Exports (% GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
23.26% of GDP
Netherlands
82.43% of GDP
72% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MadagascarMadagascar
432.1 gCO2/kWh
Netherlands
253.56 gCO2/kWh
70% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
NetherlandsMadagascar
25 pts
Netherlands
78 pts
68% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.3% of GDP
Netherlands
10.1% of GDP
68% lower
Time Zones Count
NetherlandsMadagascar
1.0 time zones
Netherlands
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Urban Population (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
32.43%
Netherlands
95.64%
66% lower
Water Withdrawal
MadagascarMadagascar
13.46 B m³
Netherlands
8.2 B m³
63% higher
Military Spending
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.71% of GDP
Netherlands
1.9% of GDP
63% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
9.6% of GDP
Netherlands
25.25% of GDP
62% lower
Electricity Access (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
39.4%
Netherlands
100%
61% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
15.95%
Netherlands
38.67%
59% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.36
Netherlands
0.83
57% lower
Imports (% GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
31.72% of GDP
Netherlands
71.4% of GDP
56% lower
Median Age
NetherlandsMadagascar
18.9 years
Netherlands
41.4 years
54% lower
Human Development Index
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.49
Netherlands
0.95
49% lower
Suicide Rate
NetherlandsMadagascar
6.1 per 100k
Netherlands
11.5 per 100k
47% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
NetherlandsMadagascar
22.0K
Netherlands
41.0K
46% lower
Protected Land (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
12.7%
Netherlands
22.9%
45% lower
Inequality (Gini)
MadagascarMadagascar
36.8
Netherlands
25.7
43% higher
Life Evaluation Score
NetherlandsMadagascar
4.2 pts
Netherlands
7.2 pts
42% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
NetherlandsMadagascar
76 per 100 people
Netherlands
129 per 100 people
41% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
NetherlandsMadagascar
5.2% of youth labor force
Netherlands
8.8% of youth labor force
41% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.0% of GDP
Netherlands
5.2% of GDP
41% lower
Death Rate
NetherlandsMadagascar
6.0 per 1k
Netherlands
9.7 per 1k
39% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
MadagascarMadagascar
13.56% of adults
Netherlands
9.8% of adults
39% higher
Dependency Ratio
MadagascarMadagascar
74.4% of working-age pop.
Netherlands
55.09% of working-age pop.
35% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
38.4% of GDP
Netherlands
56.5% of GDP
32% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
MadagascarMadagascar
70.29%
Netherlands
53.55%
31% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.64
Netherlands
0.91
30% lower
Smoking Rate
MadagascarMadagascar
26.8%
Netherlands
21.3%
26% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
NetherlandsMadagascar
0.70
Netherlands
0.90
22% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MadagascarMadagascar
25.1% of adults
Netherlands
20.5% of adults
22% higher
Life Expectancy
NetherlandsMadagascar
63.6 years
Netherlands
81.9 years
22% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MadagascarMadagascar
37.8% of adults
Netherlands
32.4% of adults
17% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MadagascarMadagascar
12.75 µg/m³
Netherlands
10.89 µg/m³
17% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MadagascarMadagascar
35.03 hrs/week
Netherlands
30.3 hrs/week
16% higher
Unemployment Rate
NetherlandsMadagascar
3.0%
Netherlands
3.6%
16% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MadagascarMadagascar
22 days/yr
Netherlands
20 days/yr
10% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
MadagascarMadagascar
95.79% of adults
Netherlands
87.64% of adults
9% higher
Food Waste per Person
MadagascarMadagascar
132.81 kg/person/yr
Netherlands
129 kg/person/yr
3% higher
Wind Electricity Share
NetherlandsMadagascar
0%
Netherlands
24.97%
ranked lower
Women in Senior Management
MadagascarMadagascar
28.57% of managers
Netherlands
28.5% of managers
equal
Capital Elevation
MadagascarMadagascar
1.3K m
Netherlands
-2 m
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
MadagascarMadagascar
0.03 per 1M people
Netherlands
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
MadagascarMadagascar
0 m
Netherlands
-7 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
NetherlandsMadagascar
0 km
Netherlands
1.1K km
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NetherlandsMadagascar
-5.8% of GDP
Netherlands
8.8% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MadagascarMadagascar
2.4% of GDP
Netherlands
-1.4% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
MadagascarMadagascar
3.0 sites
Netherlands
0 sites
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
NetherlandsMadagascar
0 per 1M people
Netherlands
15.53 per 1M people
ranked lower
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Border Neighbors
NetherlandsMadagascar
0
Netherlands
2.0
ranked lower
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