Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 73.4% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 85.4% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 74.3% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.1% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 59.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 84.6% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 41.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% 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
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 52.6% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Madagascar: At a glance
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