Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
be 38.4% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 66.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
make 72.2% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,400 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 27.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 63.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 40.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Pakistan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 92% 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 29.2% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.3% more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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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