Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 79.3% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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 44.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
pay a 41.2% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 77.9% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 65.3% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Madagascar, 392.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.7% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 77.3% as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 63.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 74.6% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Madagascar, about 20.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 56% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Madagascar spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.4% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Madagascar: At a glance
How big is Madagascar compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.