Years colonized in Madagascar

Madagascar: Years colonized was 66 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
66
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Madagascar, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Madagascar stood at 66. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Madagascar peaked at 66 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Madagascar ranks 92nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Madagascar, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 1 —
1896 2 +100.0%
1897 3 +50.0%
1898 4 +33.3%
1899 5 +25.0%
1900 6 +20.0%
1901 7 +16.7%
1902 8 +14.3%
1903 9 +12.5%
1904 10 +11.1%
1905 11 +10.0%
1906 12 +9.1%
1907 13 +8.3%
1908 14 +7.7%
1909 15 +7.1%
1910 16 +6.7%
1911 17 +6.2%
1912 18 +5.9%
1913 19 +5.6%
1914 20 +5.3%
1915 21 +5.0%
1916 22 +4.8%
1917 23 +4.5%
1918 24 +4.3%
1919 25 +4.2%
1920 26 +4.0%
1921 27 +3.8%
1922 28 +3.7%
1923 29 +3.6%
1924 30 +3.4%
1925 31 +3.3%
1926 32 +3.2%
1927 33 +3.1%
1928 34 +3.0%
1929 35 +2.9%
1930 36 +2.9%
1931 37 +2.8%
1932 38 +2.7%
1933 39 +2.6%
1934 40 +2.6%
1935 41 +2.5%
1936 42 +2.4%
1937 43 +2.4%
1938 44 +2.3%
1939 45 +2.3%
1940 46 +2.2%
1941 47 +2.2%
1942 48 +2.1%
1943 49 +2.1%
1944 50 +2.0%
1945 51 +2.0%
1946 52 +2.0%
1947 53 +1.9%
1948 54 +1.9%
1949 55 +1.9%
1950 56 +1.8%
1951 57 +1.8%
1952 58 +1.8%
1953 59 +1.7%
1954 60 +1.7%
1955 61 +1.7%
1956 62 +1.6%
1957 63 +1.6%
1958 64 +1.6%
1959 65 +1.6%
1960 66 +1.5%
1961 66 +0.0%
1962 66 +0.0%
1963 66 +0.0%
1964 66 +0.0%
1965 66 +0.0%
1966 66 +0.0%
1967 66 +0.0%
1968 66 +0.0%
1969 66 +0.0%
1970 66 +0.0%
1971 66 +0.0%
1972 66 +0.0%
1973 66 +0.0%
1974 66 +0.0%
1975 66 +0.0%
1976 66 +0.0%
1977 66 +0.0%
1978 66 +0.0%
1979 66 +0.0%
1980 66 +0.0%
1981 66 +0.0%
1982 66 +0.0%
1983 66 +0.0%
1984 66 +0.0%
1985 66 +0.0%
1986 66 +0.0%
1987 66 +0.0%
1988 66 +0.0%
1989 66 +0.0%
1990 66 +0.0%
1991 66 +0.0%
1992 66 +0.0%
1993 66 +0.0%
1994 66 +0.0%
1995 66 +0.0%
1996 66 +0.0%
1997 66 +0.0%
1998 66 +0.0%
1999 66 +0.0%
2000 66 +0.0%
2001 66 +0.0%
2002 66 +0.0%
2003 66 +0.0%
2004 66 +0.0%
2005 66 +0.0%
2006 66 +0.0%
2007 66 +0.0%
2008 66 +0.0%
2009 66 +0.0%
2010 66 +0.0%
2011 66 +0.0%
2012 66 +0.0%
2013 66 +0.0%
2014 66 +0.0%
2015 66 +0.0%
2016 66 +0.0%
2017 66 +0.0%
2018 66 +0.0%
2019 66 +0.0%
2020 66 +0.0%
2021 66 +0.0%
2022 66 +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 66 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1896 +100.0% 1 2
1897 +50.0% 2 3
1898 +33.3% 3 4
1899 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 1.5 0 5 10
1900s 10.5 6 15 10
1910s 20.5 16 25 10
1920s 30.5 26 35 10
1930s 40.5 36 45 10
1940s 50.5 46 55 10
1950s 60.5 56 65 10
1960s 66 66 66 10
1970s 66 66 66 10
1980s 66 66 66 10
1990s 66 66 66 10
2000s 66 66 66 10
2010s 66 66 66 10
2020s 66 66 66 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Madagascar?
Years colonized in Madagascar was 66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 66 in 1960.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Madagascar rank for years colonized?
Madagascar ranks 92nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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