Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.4 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 68.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
make 93.3% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 3.6 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.0% less likely to be literate
In Bulgaria, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2015. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bulgaria, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 39% of the population do as of 2019.
be 85.7% less likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 43.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bulgaria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 29.3% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.6 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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