Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Afghanistan
0.072
in 2025
Madagascar
0.085
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Madagascar rank
171st
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.085 against 0.072 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.013.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Madagascar ranks 171st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.181 | 0.233 | 0.052 | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.181 | 0.233 | 0.052 | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.2138 | 0.233 | 0.0192 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.199 | 0.233 | 0.034 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.203 | 0.233 | 0.03 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.221 | 0.233 | 0.012 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.24 | 0.169 | 0.071 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2501 | 0.1893 | 0.0608 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.201 | 0.222 | 0.021 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0659 | 0.1932 | 0.1273 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.25 | 0.1909 | 0.0591 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3042 | 0.1314 | 0.1728 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.117 | 0.0907 | 0.0263 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.085 against 0.072 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 0.013, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Madagascar ranks 171st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.