Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 76.0% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 79.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
pay a 27.3% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 90.1% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 16.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.4% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 94.7% as of 2022. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 64.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Madagascar, that number is 35% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 75.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Brazil, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 48.3% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 62.1% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 35.5% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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