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Madagascar · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

125th of 149 · 19th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedMadagascar's air transport, passengers carried fell from 450,700 in 1994 to 313,313 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200200k400k600k313,313

Madagascar's air transport, passengers carried fell from 450,700 in 1994 to 313,313 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

104th of 137 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightMadagascar's air transport, freight fell from 23.6 in 1994 to 2.5 in 2023.19952000200520102015202001020302.5

Madagascar's air transport, freight fell from 23.6 in 1994 to 2.5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

57th of 65 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rail lines (total route-km)Madagascar's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 883 km in 1995 to 673 km in 2021.199520002005201020152020650700750800850900673 km

Madagascar's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 883 km in 1995 to 673 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

82nd of 83 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, passengers carriedMadagascar's railways, passengers carried fell from 57 in 1995 to 10 in 2007.199619982000200220042006020406010

Madagascar's railways, passengers carried fell from 57 in 1995 to 10 in 2007.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

67th of 70 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedMadagascar's railways, goods transported rose from 94 in 1995 to 122.3 in 2014.1995200020052010050100122.3

Madagascar's railways, goods transported rose from 94 in 1995 to 122.3 in 2014.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

104th of 162 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Container port trafficMadagascar's container port traffic rose from 112,427 in 2007 to 199,713 in 2019.200820102012201420162018100k150k200k199,713

Madagascar's container port traffic rose from 112,427 in 2007 to 199,713 in 2019.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

120th of 165 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexMadagascar's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 10.6 in 2006 to 7.5 in 2021.20102015202081012147.5

Madagascar's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 10.6 in 2006 to 7.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

122nd of 138 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallMadagascar's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.82.3

Madagascar's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

204th of 215 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Madagascar's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 11.0 % in 1995 to 42.5 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%10%20%30%40%50%42.5 %

Madagascar's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 11.0 % in 1995 to 42.5 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

152nd of 183 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryMadagascar's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 26.6 /100k in 2000 to 29.2 /100k in 2019.200020052010201525262728293029.2 /100k

Madagascar's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 26.6 /100k in 2000 to 29.2 /100k in 2019.

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