Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 48.5% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.8% less money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 45.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 43.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.2% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 20.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 73.0% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 37.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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.
Geography
see 60.4 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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 Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.