Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 76.2% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 13.3 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 57.9% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 97.3% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 98.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 Germany, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Madagascar, 36% of the population do as of 2022.
be 78.0% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Germany, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 34.0% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.5% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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