Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 90.7% less likely to be obese
In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
live 10.9 years less
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 97.3% less spent on your healthcare
Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 54.5% less access to essential health services
Bahamas scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
be 87.4% more likely to die by suicide
Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 98.5% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 60.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bahamas, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 15% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 79.8% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 92.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 11.3% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 36.3% more coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 38.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.5% less home broadband
Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 95.9% less CO2
Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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