Madagascar, press rank #102 · ~$950/mo

Can you live unwatched in Diego Suarez?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Diego Suarez itself. The rest are set by Madagascar’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °3/5
Facial recognition °5/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression3/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom °1/5
Easy to stay °3/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #102 (Madagascar) ~$950/mo, this city safety 3/5 geopolitical stability 4/5

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Article 275 lets the authorities impose vaccination on schoolchildren. Nobody has found the text that would actually do it.

If you skip them: Nothing. The public health code requires it and the enforcing regulation was never issued.

Exemptions: The law names none.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.