Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 16.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Roads, paved in Madagascar, 1990–2010
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roads, paved in Madagascar is 16.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Madagascar peaked at 16.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1993.
That places Madagascar 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.4% | — |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -25.3% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 16.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 16.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 11.5% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 15.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Madagascar?
- Roads, paved in Madagascar was 16.3% in 2010, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1993.
- How does Madagascar rank for roads, paved?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted, published as part of Roads, paved (% of total roads). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.