Share of households by type in Madagascar

Madagascar: Share of households by type was 47.65 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
47.65
World rank
8th
of 76 countries
All-time high
47.65
in 2018
All-time low
41.63
in 1992
Years of data
6
1992–2018

Share of households by type in Madagascar, 1992–2018

010203040501992200520181992: 41.61997: 44.82004: 46.52009: 45.52011: 46.52018: 47.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 47.65 for share of households by type in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of households by type in Madagascar peaked at 47.65 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41.63, in 1992.

That places Madagascar 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of households by type in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Share of households by type in Madagascar, 1992 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1992 41.63 —
1997 44.75 +7.5%
2004 46.52 +4.0%
2009 45.48 -2.2%
2011 46.46 +2.2%
2018 47.65 +2.6%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 47.65 is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.27, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 47.65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.16, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.19 41.63 44.75 2
2000s 46 45.48 46.52 2
2010s 47.05 46.46 47.65 2

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 5 Morocco 50.99 compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 50.27 compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 48.64 compare
  4. 9 Mali 46.73 compare
  5. 10 Chad 46.03 compare
  6. 11 Indonesia 45.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of households by type in Madagascar?
Share of households by type in Madagascar was 47.65 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of households by type recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 47.65 in 2018.
What is the lowest share of households by type recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 41.63 in 1992.
How does Madagascar rank for share of households by type?
Madagascar ranks 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of households by type rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Share of households by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of households by type
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
76 places, 562 data points, 1960–2021
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