Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
live 2.9 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 57.5% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
see 62.8% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 18.1% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
have 12.5% less access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
be 26.3% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 72.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Madagascar, however, that number is 75.2% as of 2021.
make 68.1% less money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
be 64.9% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 28.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 22.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 43.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
be 25.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 77.3% more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.1 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 39.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Madagascar withdraws 11% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 57.1% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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