Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 86.0% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 11.0 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 13.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
make 97.0% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 57.7% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.9% less likely to be literate
In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 64.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Madagascar, 35% of the population do as of 2021.
be 80.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% 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 Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 56% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.0% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 38.1% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.7 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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