Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years less
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 56.6% more likely to be obese
In Madagascar, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
be 10.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 35.5% more children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 58.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 392.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (73% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 50.1% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 27.5% less likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 90.3% less on education
Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.3% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Madagascar? See an in-depth size comparison.