Madagascar vs Upper middle income: Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Madagascar
48.6%
in 2025
Upper middle income
42.8%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) over time
- Madagascar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 48.6% against 42.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 42.3% | 6.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 42.3% | 6.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 42.3% | 6.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 42.6% | 6.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, Madagascar or Upper middle income?
- Madagascar, at 48.6% against 42.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female between Madagascar and Upper middle income?
- 5.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force, female?
- Madagascar ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.