Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 47.2% more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 79.3% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 59.5% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 63.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 36% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 48.7% less likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 47.6% more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Madagascar: At a glance
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