Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 40.4% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 50.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 70.0% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 76.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 24.7% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 31.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
have 18.3% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Madagascar, that number is 35% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 63.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 32.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 6.2 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.7% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Madagascar: At a glance
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