Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Madagascar

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Madagascar in 2021 — 83.9%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 81. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2021 83.9% +3.4 pp vs 2012
World rank 80of 81
Period maximum 91.4%1993
Period minimum 70.5%2001

Trend over time

1980–2021 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Madagascar, 1980–20217080901001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 76.5%1993: 91.4%1997: 90.7%1999: 89.6%2001: 70.5%2005: 73.8%2010: 79.8%2012: 80.5%2021: 83.9%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 83.9%
World 21.4%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 83.9
2012 80.5
2010 79.8
2005 73.8
2001 70.5
1999 89.6
1997 90.7
1993 91.4
1980 76.5

Eastern Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.