Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 4.17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4.17 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 4.34 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2016.
That places Madagascar 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.64 | 4.31 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 4.02 | 4.34 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4,530 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.14 trillion constant LCU (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 72.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 17.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 77.70 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 12.67 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.39 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.31 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 4.17 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.