Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Total natural resource rents
Madagascar
5.5%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
6.4%
in 2021
Madagascar rank
70th
Zimbabwe rank
67th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.4% against 5.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Madagascar ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 7.6% | 2.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 8.9% | 3.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.4% against 5.5% in Madagascar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Madagascar ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.