Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 71.9% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
have 26.5% more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
be 28.4% less likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 74.5% less spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 20.5% less access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 99.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Madagascar, however, that number is 75.2% as of 2021.
make 69.6% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
be 72.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 258.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 26% 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 59.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
be 22.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 55% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.0 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 94.4% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 7.2 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Madagascar withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 64.6% less electricity
Cameroon uses 226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Madagascar uses 80 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 42.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 57.1% less CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
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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