Afghanistan vs Madagascar

Afghanistan and Madagascar compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Afghanistan has about 1.3 times as many people as Madagascar: 43.8 million against 32.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Madagascar ($599 in 2025) is 44% higher than in Afghanistan ($417 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in Madagascar (3% in 2025) than in Afghanistan (1.9% in 2024), a difference of 1.1 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Madagascar (8.1% in 2025) than in Afghanistan (-6.6% in 2024), a difference of 14.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Afghanistan (13.4%) than in Madagascar (3%), a difference of 10.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Afghanistan can expect to live 2.5 years longer than one born in Madagascar: 66.3 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Madagascar is older: half of its people are over 18.9 years, against 16.9 years in Afghanistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Madagascar (18.7%) than in Afghanistan (16.1%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Afghanistan (0.28 tonnes) are 87% higher than in Madagascar (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Madagascar (17.3%) than in Afghanistan (1.9%), a difference of 15.4 percentage points in 2024.