Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 50.9% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.7 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
make 93.6% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 6.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.2% less likely to be literate
In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 92.2% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 36% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 70.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 56% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.8% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.3 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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