Madagascar is a unitary state of 23 regions under a military-led transition headed by Colonel Michael Randrianirina, sworn in on 17 October 2025 after youth-led protests. The junta has pledged to hold elections within two years.
In the 12 Axes register, Madagascar leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Madagascar, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Madagascar sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with 23 regions
Oligarchy
Army colonel took power in 2025; elections pledged within two years
Statist
Junta suspended the electoral commission and constitutional court
Non-Interventionist
Non-aligned; AU suspended it after the 2025 coup
Neutral
Military leads transitional government
Centrist
Malagasy majority, Malagasy and French official
Economic Liberal
Private exporters and foreign-run mines lead the economy
Markets
Largely private, small state sector
Free Trade
Open export economy, vanilla and nickel
Spiritual
Mostly Christian, with traditional ancestor beliefs
Conservative
Same-sex acts legal; unequal age of consent
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Madagascar is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Madagascar is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
