Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 75.6% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 11.3 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 83.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
pay a 13.0% lower top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 90.3% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 49.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.4% less likely to be literate
In Albania, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 64.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Albania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 35% of the population do as of 2021.
be 74.7% less likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 42.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Albania, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 56% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.3 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Albanian Taxation Office.
Madagascar: At a glance
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