Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 84.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.7% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
make 46.4% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 20.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 25.3% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
have 30.2% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% 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 48.7% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 2.2 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.2% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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