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Madagascar

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Madagascar
Published: 2026

Region: East Africa
Capital: Antananarivo
Currency: Malagasy Ariary (MGA)
Density: 48 / km²

WRI Score 2026

55.61

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 147th
In Africa: 10th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 20%· KPMG / EY
60.4
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 48 / km²· UN WPP
83.7
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $653· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 68 years· WHO / UN
32.7
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.6% of GDP· SIPRI
99.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
30.7
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Madagascar holds 147th of 211 with a WRI Score of 55.61 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect unemployment (100) and military posture (99), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.