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Madagascar
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP44.07[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1678.21[$]
Population26.26[millions]
Urbanization38.53[%]
Land Area594541.18[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 174 26.5 -6.6
Health 145 22.1 1
Air Quality 99 36.1 -2
PM2.5 42 56.4 -3
Household solid fuels 165 7.4 2.4
Ozone 92 41.5 -26.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 174 5.9 4.5
Sanitation 175 5.7 4.5
Drinking water 174 6 4.5
Heavy Metals 152 33 4.4
Lead 152 33 4.4
Waste Management 132 0.6 -
Solid waste 132 0.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 174 29.4 -11.7
Biodiversity 163 25 -4.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 140 32.3 5.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 146 29.1 8.2
Marine protected areas 68 7 5.1
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 124 17.4 3.8
Species Habitat Index 152 - -86.2
Species Protection Index 130 48.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 132 46.7 0.3
Ecosystem Services 169 14.6 -12.6
Tree cover loss 165 9.2 -16
Grassland loss 41 70.2 28.8
Wetland loss 74 55.5 6.6
Fisheries 79 11.8 -7.6
Fish Stock Status 36 13.7 -15.3
Marine Trophic Index 96 9.9 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 121 39.9 -19.7
CO2 growth rate 158 12.6 -45.6
CH4 growth rate 50 86.1 25.1
F-gas growth rate 63 89.7 13.5
N2O growth rate 63 67.1 9.5
Black Carbon growth rate 100 49.9 -10.7
CO2 from land cover 138 26.1 -
GHG intensity trend 90 47.8 2.9
GHG per capita 19 89.4 7.9
Pollution Emissions 138 40.5 -17.5
SO2 growth rate 143 41.6 -35.6
NOx growth rate 126 39.4 0.7
Agriculture 51 50.5 3.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 51 50.5 3.9
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
GDP per capita
Burkina Faso 38.3
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Issue Performance
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Gambia 27.9
Haiti 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
Regulatory Quality
Nicaragua 39.2
Kiribati 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Mozambique 33.9
Nepal 32.7
Djibouti 28.1
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Zambia 34.7
Kenya 34.7
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Madagascar 26.5
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Indonesia 37.8
Honduras 37.8
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Republic of Congo 30.8
Madagascar 26.5
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Least Developed Countries
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Kiribati 37.7
Sudan 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Gambia 27.9
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
MDG