Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 96.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
be 14.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
make 48.3% less money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 26.2% more children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.4% less likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 57.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 72.2% less likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 43.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 43.1% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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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