Madagascar vs Zambia
Madagascar vs Zambia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 3.8% of government spending in Madagascar and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Madagascar.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2025, Madagascar ranked 110 and Zambia ranked 88 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Madagascar | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6.3 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 4.6 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 5.9 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8.3 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7.5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 6.9 | – |
| 2002 | 8.7 | – |
| 2001 | 7.8 | – |
| 2000 | 6.6 | – |
| 1999 | 6.8 | – |
| 1998 | 6.8 | – |
| 1997 | 8.5 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | – |
| 1995 | 4.9 | – |
| 1994 | 4.7 | – |
| 1993 | 5.5 | – |
| 1992 | 3.8 | – |
| 1991 | 7.9 | – |
| 1990 | 7.2 | – |
| 1989 | 6.2 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024