Africa
Madagascar
Capital Antananarivo · 26M people · Ariary
- Top cities
- 4.3MAntananarivo
- 78KToamasina
- 54KAntsirabe
- 220KMahajanga
- 203KFianarantsoa
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- ClimateWarm10–35°
Top cities
- Antananarivo4.3M residents
- Toamasina78K residents
- Antsirabe54K residents
- Mahajanga220K residents
- Fianarantsoa203K residents
Source: GeoNames
Airports in Madagascar
Ivato Airport is Madagascar's busiest gateway.
1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Madagascar
Madagascar's passport offers solid global access.
- Mobility
- #7754 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1603.9% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #141152 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Madagascar
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Across its cities, summer highs top out near 35°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around 10°C; sun is plentiful, up to ~353 days a year in Toliara.
Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Madagascar
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Madagascar.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Clean Air Seeker leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →