Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 93.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.3 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 87.2% fewer doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.

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have 23.9% less access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.

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Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, 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, 43.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 71.2% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 33.7% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 40.2 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.

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Safety

be 27.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.3% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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