Percentage of territory controlled by government in Madagascar

Madagascar: Percentage of territory controlled by government was 84.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
84.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 171 countries
All-time high
84.5
in 2024
All-time low
54
in 1817
Years of data
145
1817–2025

Percentage of territory controlled by government in Madagascar, 1817–2025

020406080181719212025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 84.5 for percentage of territory controlled by government in 2025. That is the highest value across all 145 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of territory controlled by government in Madagascar peaked at 84.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54, in 1817.

Madagascar ranks 137th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 145 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 54 54 54 3
1820s 56.1 54 75 10
1830s 75 75 75 10
1840s 75 75 75 10
1850s 75 75 75 10
1860s 75 75 75 10
1870s 75 75 75 10
1880s 75 75 75 10
1890s 75 75 75 6
1960s 73.43 73.43 73.43 10
1970s 73.5 71.43 75.57 10
1980s 75.57 75.57 75.57 10
1990s 75.76 73.43 76.14 10
2000s 79.86 68.43 82.89 10
2010s 78.87 74.25 83.43 10
2020s 83.88 83.57 84.5 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 134 Chad 85.33 compare
  2. 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.28 compare
  3. 136 Mauritius 85 compare
  4. 138 Venezuela 84 compare
  5. 139 Georgia 83.14 compare
  6. 140 Bolivia 83 compare
  7. 140 Togo 83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of territory controlled by government in Madagascar?
Percentage of territory controlled by government in Madagascar was 84.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 84.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 54 in 1817.
How does Madagascar rank for percentage of territory controlled by government?
Madagascar ranks 137th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
Is percentage of territory controlled by government rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of territory controlled by government
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
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