Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 21.3 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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
make 98.7% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 4.2 times more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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 64.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Monaco, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Madagascar, 35% of the population do as of 2021.
be 76.7% less likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 56% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 1177.6 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Madagascar: At a glance
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