Quality of life comparison

live 13.7 years longer

In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Madagascar, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 32.1 times more money

Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 79.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Madagascar, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Madagascar has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Madagascar, approximately 335.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 61.8% fewer children

In Madagascar, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Madagascar, approximately 39% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 9.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Madagascar, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 78.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access (85% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Madagascar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Madagascar spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 98.6% less coastline

Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.