Madagascar vs Yemen, Rep.

Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Antananarivo
Population
32M
GDP
$17.6B
Yemen, Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Capital: Sana'a
Population
40.6M
GDP
$21.6B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.2x LE 5.6 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Madagascar vs Yemen, Rep.

Foreign Direct Investment161.2%Freshwater Withdrawal97.6%Renewable Energy Consump…95.5%Forest Area95.1%Female Labor Participation94.3%Net Migration82.9%GDP Growth Rate82.6%Unemployment Rate82%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Foreign Direct Investment rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Yemen, Rep., 28% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
Population Density 53.6 74.6 2023
Population Ages 65+ 3.4% 2.5% 2024
Population 32M 40.6M 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Madagascar, 161% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
Foreign Direct Investment $606.2M $-370,982,780 2024
GDP Growth Rate 4.3% 0.8% 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.1% 17.0% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $17.6B $21.6B 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Yemen, Rep., 73% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 445 118 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.4% 9.7% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 62.4 38.1 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 43.0 33.8 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Primary) (Madagascar, 42% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
School Enrollment (Primary) 132.7% 77.0% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.0% 5.2% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 6.1% 8.8% 2023
School Enrollment (Secondary) 34.1% 43.7% 2021

2 closer education rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Yemen, Rep., 98% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 4.0% 169.8% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 83.1% 3.7% 2022
Forest Area 21.3% 1.0% 2023

2 closer environment rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Yemen, Rep., 70% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
Access to Sanitation 12.8% 43.1% 2024
Access to Electricity 39.4% 83.6% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 75.5 50.9 2023

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Female Labor Participation (Madagascar, 94% spread)

Indicator Madagascar Yemen, Rep. Year
Female Labor Participation 82.9% 4.7% 2024
Net Migration -1,795 -10,482 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 69.2% 33.3% 2021
Male Labor Participation 88.1% 61.4% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Madagascar and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Madagascar vs Yemen, Rep. comparison

Madagascar vs Yemen, Rep. is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LIC: LIC/LIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~161% spread); 41 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Madagascar vs Yemen, Rep. figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · TIGHT scale band.