Madagascar vs Somalia
Madagascar vs Somalia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0 per 1,000 people in Madagascar and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Somalia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2023, Madagascar ranked 111 and Somalia ranked 62 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Madagascar at -0.2 per 1,000 people and Somalia at -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Madagascar | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | -0 | -5.2 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | 8.6 |
| 2015 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| 2014 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | -0.1 | -4.2 |
| 2011 | -0.1 | -26.4 |
| 2010 | -0.1 | -7.2 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -8.5 |
| 2008 | -0.1 | -8.7 |
| 2007 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
| 2005 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | -1 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | -1 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | -0.8 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | -0.3 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| 1998 | -0.1 | 6.8 |
| 1997 | -0.1 | 6.4 |
| 1996 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
| 1995 | -0.1 | 9 |
| 1994 | -0.1 | -7.2 |
| 1993 | -0.2 | 39.2 |
| 1992 | -0.2 | -27.7 |
| 1991 | -0.2 | -83.4 |
| 1990 | -0.1 | -35 |
| 1989 | -0.2 | -37.4 |
| 1988 | -0.2 | -57.5 |
| 1987 | -0.2 | -2.4 |
| 1986 | -0.2 | 10.7 |
| 1985 | -0.2 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | -0.2 | 9.4 |
| 1983 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1981 | -0.3 | -55.5 |
| 1980 | -0.4 | 11 |
| 1979 | -0.6 | 106.9 |
| 1978 | -0.7 | 83.5 |
| 1977 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 1976 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 1975 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| 1974 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| 1971 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1970 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| 1968 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1967 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1966 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1965 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | -0 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1962 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 0 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | 0 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Madagascar | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1-0.9–0.4 | 1.4-40.6–39.6 |
| 2025 | -0.1-0.7–0.5 | 0.6-48.7–42.9 |
| 2026 | -0.1-0.7–0.6 | 0.8-48.3–42.5 |
| 2027 | -0.1-0.7–0.6 | -0-48.1–44.7 |
| 2028 | -0.1-0.8–0.7 | -1-47.6–43.8 |
| 2029 | -0.1-0.9–0.7 | -0.4-45.2–44.9 |
| 2030 | -0.1-0.8–0.8 | 0.5-42.4–44.1 |
| 2031 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.3-45.9–45.3 |
| 2032 | -0.1-0.9–0.9 | -0.6-45.1–44.2 |
| 2033 | -0.1-1–0.9 | -1.4-43.6–40.7 |
| 2034 | -0.1-1–1 | -0.5-43–41.1 |
| 2035 | -0.1-1–1 | 0.4-44.7–43.3 |
| 2036 | -0.1-1.1–1 | -0-44.9–41.6 |
| 2037 | -0.1-1.1–1.1 | 0.5-45.8–41.4 |
| 2038 | -0.1-1.1–1.1 | -0.2-45.9–41.9 |
| 2039 | -0.1-1.2–1.2 | -0.7-43.7–43 |
| 2040 | -0.1-1.2–1.2 | 0.5-43.1–44.1 |
| 2041 | -0.1-1.2–1.2 | -0.3-45.5–40.8 |
| 2042 | -0.1-1.2–1.3 | -1.4-41.9–39.8 |
| 2043 | -0.1-1.3–1.2 | -0.8-42.4–37.8 |
| 2044 | -0.1-1.3–1.3 | -0.6-41–39 |
| 2045 | -0.1-1.3–1.3 | -0.6-41.5–40.6 |
| 2046 | -0.1-1.3–1.3 | -0.4-43.2–39.4 |
| 2047 | -0.1-1.3–1.3 | -0.2-42.3–39.1 |
| 2048 | -0.1-1.4–1.3 | -0.6-41.9–39.7 |
| 2049 | -0.2-1.4–1.4 | -1.3-40.3–39.6 |
| 2050 | -0.1-1.4–1.4 | -0.7-40.7–38.9 |
| 2051 | -0.1-1.4–1.4 | -0.5-38.2–37.2 |
| 2052 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | -0.8-41.1–36.5 |
| 2053 | -0.2-1.5–1.4 | -0.4-37.7–36.3 |
| 2054 | -0.2-1.5–1.4 | 0.5-36.9–38.7 |
| 2055 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | 0.5-36.5–38.4 |
| 2056 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | -0.1-38.2–36.5 |
| 2057 | -0.2-1.6–1.5 | -0.4-38.5–35.3 |
| 2058 | -0.2-1.6–1.5 | -0.9-35.4–37 |
| 2059 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | 1.1-34.1–38.6 |
| 2060 | -0.2-1.5–1.5 | 1-33.3–35.2 |
| 2061 | -0.2-1.6–1.6 | -0.4-35.4–35.7 |
| 2062 | -0.2-1.6–1.5 | -0.5-36.5–32.6 |
| 2063 | -0.2-1.6–1.5 | -0.2-33.3–34.3 |
| 2064 | -0.2-1.6–1.6 | 0.2-33.8–33.7 |
| 2065 | -0.2-1.6–1.6 | 0.3-33.8–36.1 |
| 2066 | -0.2-1.6–1.6 | -0.4-34.7–34.2 |
| 2067 | -0.1-1.7–1.6 | -0.5-32.4–34.2 |
| 2068 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -0.8-32.5–33.4 |
| 2069 | -0.2-1.7–1.7 | -0.3-33.5–33.3 |
| 2070 | -0.2-1.7–1.7 | 0.2-31–33.8 |
| 2071 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -0-31.7–33.3 |
| 2072 | -0.1-1.7–1.6 | -0.3-32–31.4 |
| 2073 | -0.2-1.8–1.6 | -0-30.3–31.6 |
| 2074 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | 0.1-28.8–30.4 |
| 2075 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -1.1-30.9–31.1 |
| 2076 | -0.2-1.8–1.7 | -0.7-32–29.6 |
| 2077 | -0.1-1.8–1.7 | 0.1-30.1–29.1 |
| 2078 | -0.2-1.8–1.8 | -0-28.7–29.6 |
| 2079 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | 0.1-29.3–29.1 |
| 2080 | -0.2-1.8–1.7 | -0.5-30.1–28.1 |
| 2081 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1.4-29.8–27.2 |
| 2082 | -0.1-1.8–1.9 | -0.1-28–27.1 |
| 2083 | -0.1-1.8–1.8 | -0.2-28.7–27.9 |
| 2084 | -0.2-1.9–1.8 | -0.1-26.5–27.4 |
| 2085 | -0.1-1.8–1.8 | 0.5-26.6–28.8 |
| 2086 | -0.2-1.9–1.8 | 0.1-25.6–25.8 |
| 2087 | -0.1-1.8–1.8 | -0.7-25–29.4 |
| 2088 | -0.2-1.8–1.8 | -0.7-27.7–24.9 |
| 2089 | -0.2-2–1.8 | -0.8-27.2–27.5 |
| 2090 | -0.2-2–1.9 | 0.2-26.9–27.3 |
| 2091 | -0.2-1.9–1.9 | 0.2-26.1–27.1 |
| 2092 | -0.2-2–1.9 | -0.2-24.6–26.1 |
| 2093 | -0.2-2.1–1.9 | -0.2-22.9–25.8 |
| 2094 | -0.2-2–2 | -0.2-23.6–25.6 |
| 2095 | -0.2-2–2 | -0.3-22.9–23.7 |
| 2096 | -0.2-2–1.9 | 0-22.4–23.5 |
| 2097 | -0.2-2–2 | -0.5-23.4–24.8 |
| 2098 | -0.2-2–2.1 | -0.3-23–22.4 |
| 2099 | -0.2-2.1–1.9 | -0-22.7–23.8 |
| 2100 | -0.2-2.1–2 | -0.6-21.6–22.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025