Share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar

Madagascar: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 7.94 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
7.94
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
25.01
in 1993
All-time low
4.07
in 2005
Years of data
9
1980–2021

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar, 1980–2021

5101520251980200020211980: 13.41993: 251997: 23.61999: 22.42001: 8.92005: 4.12010: 8.62012: 11.62021: 7.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar stood at 7.94.

The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar peaked at 25.01 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 2005.

Madagascar ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar, 1980 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1980 13.43 —
1993 25.01 +86.1%
1997 23.61 -5.6%
1999 22.44 -4.9%
2001 8.9 -60.3%
2005 4.07 -54.3%
2010 8.56 +110.5%
2012 11.56 +35.0%
2021 7.94 -31.3%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 7.94 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8128, 9.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 7.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9374, 8.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.43 13.43 13.43 1
1990s 23.68 22.44 25.01 3
2000s 6.49 4.07 8.9 2
2010s 10.06 8.56 11.56 2
2020s 7.94 7.94 7.94 1

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 2 Zambia 28.4 compare
  2. 3 Malawi 12.57 compare
  3. 4 Burundi 11.45 compare
  4. 6 Ghana 6.81 compare
  5. 7 Uganda 4.9 compare
  6. 8 Venezuela 3.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar?
Share living with less than 1 int per day in Madagascar was 7.94 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 25.01 in 1993.
What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 2005.
How does Madagascar rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
Madagascar ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is share living with less than 1 int per day rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 1 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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