Human Development & Quality of Life in Madagascar
Human Development
Madagascar's 2023 HDI is 0.487, placing it 183 in UNDP's table and in the low human development category. Two details sharpen that picture. The GII reading of 0.584 (rank 156) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI. The planetary-pressure adjustment is limited at 1.2%, leaving PHDI at 0.481.
What sits inside Madagascar's HDI
Madagascar's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 63.6 life expectancy, 9.1 expected schooling, 4.6 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $1,656 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables.
Inequality changes the headline
For Madagascar, IHDI asks how the HDI changes once unequal achievement across people is considered, the adjustment is about distribution rather than subjective well-being.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Madagascar, the available complementary indices are GDI 0.934, GII 0.584, PHDI 0.481. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Madagascar in this release. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report.
What Madagascar's numbers say together
Madagascar's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.319 with a 34.5% loss; PHDI 0.481 after a 1.2% adjustment; GDI 0.934. They complement one another, but none is treated as a substitute for another.
For 2023, Madagascar records HDI 0.487 and rank 183 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes.
The IHDI is 0.319, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 34.5% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.934 in group 3; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.481, with a 1.2% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Madagascar's HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.487 and rank 183 for Madagascar.
How does inequality affect Madagascar's HDI?
For Madagascar, IHDI is 0.319 and the associated inequality loss is 34.5%. This adjustment concerns the distribution of HDI achievements.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Madagascar, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI has three core dimensions: health, knowledge and standard of living. Life satisfaction remains distinct from the health, education and income dimensions used by HDI.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.