India vs Madagascar: Share of population living in urbanized areas
India
38.7%
in 2025
Madagascar
39.3%
in 2025
India rank
167th
Madagascar rank
166th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.3% against 38.7% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 167th and Madagascar ranks 166th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 38 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.7% | 0.0% | 10.7% | India |
| 1100s | 11.2% | 0.0% | 11.2% | India |
| 1200s | 11.7% | 0.0% | 11.7% | India |
| 1300s | 12.1% | 0.0% | 12.1% | India |
| 1400s | 12.6% | 0.0% | 12.6% | India |
| 1500s | 13.1% | 0.1% | 13.0% | India |
| 1600s | 15.0% | 0.3% | 14.7% | India |
| 1700s | 14.0% | 0.8% | 13.2% | India |
| 1710s | 13.9% | 0.9% | 13.0% | India |
| 1720s | 13.8% | 1.0% | 12.8% | India |
| 1730s | 13.7% | 1.1% | 12.6% | India |
| 1740s | 13.6% | 1.2% | 12.4% | India |
| 1750s | 13.5% | 1.3% | 12.2% | India |
| 1760s | 13.4% | 1.4% | 12.0% | India |
| 1770s | 13.3% | 1.5% | 11.8% | India |
| 1780s | 13.2% | 1.7% | 11.5% | India |
| 1790s | 13.1% | 1.8% | 11.3% | India |
| 1800s | 13.0% | 2.0% | 11.0% | India |
| 1810s | 13.0% | 2.2% | 10.8% | India |
| 1820s | 12.0% | 2.4% | 9.6% | India |
| 1830s | 12.0% | 2.6% | 9.4% | India |
| 1840s | 11.0% | 2.9% | 8.1% | India |
| 1850s | 11.0% | 3.1% | 7.9% | India |
| 1860s | 10.0% | 3.4% | 6.6% | India |
| 1870s | 8.7% | 3.8% | 4.9% | India |
| 1880s | 9.0% | 4.1% | 4.9% | India |
| 1890s | 10.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | India |
| 1900s | 10.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% | India |
| 1910s | 10.3% | 5.4% | 4.9% | India |
| 1920s | 11.2% | 5.9% | 5.3% | India |
| 1930s | 12.0% | 6.5% | 5.5% | India |
| 1940s | 13.9% | 7.1% | 6.8% | India |
| 1950s | 17.4% | 9.0% | 8.4% | India |
| 1960s | 18.7% | 12.2% | 6.5% | India |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 16.0% | 5.0% | India |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 20.7% | 3.3% | India |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.4% | 0.8% | India |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 28.4% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 32.9% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.8% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, India or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 39.3% against 38.7% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between India and Madagascar?
- 0.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- India ranks 167th and Madagascar ranks 166th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.