Compare Madagascar & its neighbours

(Comoros, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles)

MadagascarComorosMauritiusMozambiqueSeychelles
Misc
Country CodeMGKMMUMZSC
Geography
Area (sq km)587,0412,2352,040799,380455
Coastline (km)4,8283401772,470491
Highest Point (m)2,876 (Maromokotro)2,360 (Karthala)828 (Mont Piton)2,436 (Monte Binga)905 (Morne Seychellois)
Average Elevation (m)615345
People
Population25,683,610821,1641,364,28327,233,78994,633
Median Age19.9020.2035.7017.3035.80
Growth Rate2.46 %1.57 %0.57 %2.46 %0.74 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)31.0025.3012.8037.8013.40
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.407.107.1011.407.00
Urban Population37.20 %29.00 %40.80 %36.00 %56.70 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.5024.6018.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)353.00335.0053.00489.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)40.1058.309.5064.009.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.00 %6.70 %4.80 %7.00 %3.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.180.172.310.070.95
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.202.203.540.703.60
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)5.30 %7.80 %10.80 %7.20 %14.00 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.80 %4.30 %5.00 %6.50 %4.40 %
School life (years)1011151016
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)1.00 %24.00 %7.40 %14.00 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)39.850 billion1.319 billion28.270 billion37.090 billion2.750 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.20 %2.70 %3.80 %3.70 %5.30 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,6001,60022,3001,30029,300
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)14.80 %17.30 %16.90 %16.80 %8.10 %