Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Martin instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Martin, that number is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.4 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Saint Martin, the GDP per capita is $19,300 as of 2005.
Life
be 82.8% 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 Saint Martin, on the other hand, 6.7 children do as of 2022.
have 49.6% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Martin, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Saint Martin, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Martin, about 48.5% do as of 2022.
be 78.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Saint Martin, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Saint Martin, that number is 59 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Martin: At a glance
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