Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Barbados, you would:

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

be 77.1% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

live 10.4 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 82.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.

pay a 40.3% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 88.4% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.

be 24.9% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 39% of the population do as of 2019.

be 87.8% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.

be 43.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 56% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 32.6% less on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 41.3% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 49.8 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

Madagascar: At a glance

Madagascar is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 581,540 sq km. Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896 but regained independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA achieved a second term following a landslide victory in the generally free and fair presidential elections of 2006. In early 2009, protests over increasing restrictions on opposition press and activities resulted in RAVALOMANANA handing over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA defeated RAVALOMANANA's favored candidate Jean-Louis ROBINSON in a presidential runoff and was inaugurated in January 2014. Most international observers, while noting some irregularities, declared polls to be a credible reflection of the Malagasy public's will.
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