Madagascar vs Upper middle income: Population in the largest city
Madagascar
39.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
12.3%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
36th
Population in the largest city over time
- Madagascar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.3% against 12.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 153 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.9% | 17.5% | 24.4% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 36.2% | 18.0% | 18.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 16.5% | 18.6% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 14.8% | 20.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 13.2% | 18.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 12.3% | 22.8% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 12.1% | 26.5% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Madagascar or Upper middle income?
- Madagascar, at 39.3% against 12.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Madagascar and Upper middle income?
- 27.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Upper middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Madagascar ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.