Africa Western and Central vs Madagascar: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar
0.0017 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
6th
Madagascar rank
4th

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
1970s 0.003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
1980s 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
1990s 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2000s 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2010s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2020s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Madagascar?
0.0011 units per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Madagascar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Madagascar rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
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Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.