Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Madagascar

Madagascar: Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only was 0.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2018
All-time low
0.1667
in 2015
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Madagascar, 2004–2023

0.20.30.40.52004201320232004: 0.3332005: 0.3332006: 0.3332007: 0.3332008: 0.3332009: 0.3332010: 0.3332011: 0.3332012: 0.3332013: 0.3332014: 0.3332015: 0.1672016: 0.1672017: 0.1672018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.52021: 0.52022: 0.52023: 0.5

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Madagascar stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Madagascar peaked at 0.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1667, in 2015.

Madagascar ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Madagascar, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3333 —
2005 0.3333 +0.0%
2006 0.3333 +0.0%
2007 0.3333 +0.0%
2008 0.3333 +0.0%
2009 0.3333 +0.0%
2010 0.3333 +0.0%
2011 0.3333 +0.0%
2012 0.3333 +0.0%
2013 0.3333 +0.0%
2014 0.3333 +0.0%
2015 0.1667 -50.0%
2016 0.1667 +0.0%
2017 0.1667 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +200.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.5 +0.0%
2021 0.5 +0.0%
2022 0.5 +0.0%
2023 0.5 +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1667, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6667, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 6
2010s 0.3167 0.1667 0.5 10
2020s 0.5 0.5 0.5 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 147 Algeria 0.5 compare
  2. 147 Cameroon 0.5 compare
  3. 147 Comoros 0.5 compare
  4. 147 Congo 0.5 compare
  5. 147 Grenada 0.5 compare
  6. 147 Lebanon 0.5 compare
  7. 147 Mali 0.5 compare
  8. 147 Micronesia (country) 0.5 compare
  9. 147 Nicaragua 0.5 compare
  10. 147 Seychelles 0.5 compare
  11. 147 United Arab Emirates 0.5 compare
  12. 147 Venezuela 0.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Madagascar?
Dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Madagascar was 0.5 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2018.
What is the lowest dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 in 2015.
How does Madagascar rank for dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only?
Madagascar ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,820 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Average score Census and Survey Indicators indicators. Availability of recent censuses and surveys covering broad areas. The following censuses and surveys are considered: Population & Housing census, Agriculture census, Business/establishment census, Household Survey on income/ consumption/ expenditure/ budget/ Integrated Survey, Agriculture survey, Labor Force Survey, Health/Demographic survey, Business/establishment survey. Source: NSO websites, World Bank microdata library, ILO microdata library, IHSN microdata librar