Freedom Score in Madagascar
Madagascar: Freedom Score was 50 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Madagascar, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Madagascar stood at 50.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Madagascar peaked at 62 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2012.
That places Madagascar 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58 | — |
| 2003 | 62 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41 | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 43 | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 52 | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 50 | -9.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 50 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 50 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -29.3% | 58 | 41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.12 | 41 | 62 | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.3 | 35 | 61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 | 50 | 61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Madagascar?
- Freedom score in Madagascar was 50 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2003.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for freedom score?
- Madagascar ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.