Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
be 91.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 392.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Eritrea, 322.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 53.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (73% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Eritrea, about 22.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 53.7% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Madagascar? See an in-depth size comparison.