Infrastructure — Madagascar
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Madagascar: 83
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Transportation
- Airports - total
83
- Airports with Paved Runways
26
- Railways
531 Miles 854 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
21,422 Miles 34,476 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
3,488 Miles 5,613 Kilometers
- Waterways
373 Miles 600 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Antsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Communications
- Telephones
181,200
- Cell Phones
2,218,000
- Internet Users
110,000
- Internet Country Code
.mg
- Internet Hosts
27,606
- Broadcast Media
- state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach
- privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns
- state-run radio dominates in rural areas
- relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo
- Telephone System
- general assessment: system is above average for the region; Antananarivo's main telephone exchange modernized in the late 1990s, but the rest of the
- analogue-based telephone system is poorly developed domestic: combined fixed-line and mobil
- e-cellular teledensity about 40 per 100 persons international: country code - 261; landing point for the EASSy, SEACOM, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region)
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
971,400,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
1,045,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
2,010,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
17,480
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
89