Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 1.9% as of 2022.
make 87.7% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2022, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 90.3% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.3% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 64.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 70.1% less likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 39.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 63.2% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Madagascar: At a glance
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