Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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.
Economy
be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
make 87.9% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 73.6% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.0% less likely to be literate
In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 61.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Fiji, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 87% 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 77.3% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Fiji, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 89% 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 45.6% less on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Madagascar: At a glance
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