Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 77.3% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.6 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 79.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
make 93.9% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 65.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.9% less likely to be literate
In Montenegro, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 12.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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 Montenegro, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 75.6% less likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 43.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Montenegro, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 65.8% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.4 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Madagascar: At a glance
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