Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 77.6% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 36.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 76.7% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 68.3% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 58.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 64.9% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 32.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% 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 32.6% less on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.7% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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