Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
be 41.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 30.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 13% 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.8% less on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% 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
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Madagascar: At a glance
How big is Madagascar compared to Eritrea? See an in-depth size comparison.