Madagascar vs Qatar: Employment rate
Madagascar
82.9%
in 2025
Qatar
86.9%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Employment rate over time
- Madagascar
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 86.9% against 82.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 4.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Qatar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.9% | 82.7% | 1.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 83.2% | 0.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 86.7% | 2.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 87.0% | 4.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Madagascar or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 86.9% against 82.9% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Madagascar and Qatar?
- 4.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Qatar rank globally for employment rate?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.