Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 16.7 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.9% less likely to be obese
In Madagascar, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.7 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2022.
be 77.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
be 36.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 2.6% as of 2022.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Madagascar has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 392.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Japan, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 95.1% less 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 75.0% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Japan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
be 76.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Madagascar spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Japan, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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