Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Laos, you would:
Economy
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Laos has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 80.8% less money
Laos has a GDP per capita of $7,800 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Laos, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
be 3.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Laos, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 37.2% more children
In Laos, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 81.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Laos, approximately 185.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.7% less likely to be literate
In Laos, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2015. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 58.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Laos, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 93% 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 70.6% less likely to have internet access
In Laos, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 36.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Laos, approximately 89% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 84% 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.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% more on healthcare
Laos spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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