Quality of life comparison

be 4.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Madagascar, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 4.3 years less

In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 45.3% more likely to be obese

In Madagascar, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

make 2.4 times more money

Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2023.

be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

be 73.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Madagascar, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Madagascar has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 27.9% more children

In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 41.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Madagascar, approximately 392.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.4% less likely to be literate

In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 77.3% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 27.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

be 32.1% 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 Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 75.0% more likely to have internet access

In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 51.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access (85% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 29.0% less on education

Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 93.4% less coastline

Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.