Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.7% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
be 17.6% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 74.8% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 18.6% less access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Madagascar, however, that number is 75.2% as of 2021.
make 80.4% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
be 49.4% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 24.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 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 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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 54.9% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
be 28.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% 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 15.5% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 9.4 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Infrastructure
find 92.5% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Madagascar withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 77.4% less electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Madagascar uses 80 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 32.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.6% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 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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