Facts about Madagascar

Historically, Norway's involvement with this country dates back to 1866 with the arrival of the first missionaries. Now, state-to-state assistance to Madagascar has been halted as a result of the current political situation.
Estimated population (2010)
20,1 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
433 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
1,6 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
29,1 %
Industry
16 %
Services
54,9 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2008)
1,1 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
23 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
5,2 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2009)
49,2
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
58
Change 2000 - 2009
-43
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2009)
5,0
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
0,2 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
41 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
78,0 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,44

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2007)
99,2 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2008)
35,50 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
99,30
Secondary
94
Tertiary
90

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2008)
8 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
3,1 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,6

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.