Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
have 95.5% more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
be 54.0% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.0 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 27.4% less spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 22.2% less access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 49.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 10.4% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 52.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% 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 29.7% less likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 27.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 29.4% less home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
use 35.1% less electricity
Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Madagascar uses 80 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 25.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 31.8% less CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 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 (2019–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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