Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 59.5% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
be 22.0% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.3 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 40.0% less spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 41.1% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
have 35.2% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 77.8% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
have 44.5% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 35.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 23.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 61.0% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
be 24.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% 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 3.2 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 28.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 15.8% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Madagascar withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 61.3% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 50.0% less CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 16.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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