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Madagascar vs South Sudan
How Madagascar and South Sudan compare on 36 measures, from 1817 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Madagascar was higher: 63.6 years against 57.6 years
- GDP per person · In 2015, South Sudan was higher: $1,080 against $445
- Population · In 2023, Madagascar was higher: 31.2 million people against 11.5 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, South Sudan was higher: 3.43% of GDP against 0.62% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, Madagascar was higher: 0.36 of 1 against 0.13 of 1
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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