Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 78.5% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 85.0% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 10.9% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 61.4% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.2% less likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 63.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% 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 68.3% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 42.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 24.4% less on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.6% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.7 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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