Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 48.5% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
make 41.4% less money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 32.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 33.0% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 44.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 39.4% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 37.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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 10.7% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Gambia 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 60.4 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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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