Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
see 4.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Madagascar spends $63 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 22.9% more access to essential health services
Madagascar scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Madagascar, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years less
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Madagascar, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
be 21.3% more likely to die by suicide
Madagascar has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 50.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 75.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 5.1 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $599 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
be 19.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 445.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.1% less likely to be literate
In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 74.7% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 15% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 18.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 39.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 55% of people have access to drinking water (78% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% more on education
Madagascar spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.3% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Infrastructure
find 13.3 times more home broadband
Madagascar has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 54.8% less strain on fresh water
Madagascar withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 4.4 times more electricity
Madagascar uses 80 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 48.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Madagascar, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.9 times more CO2
Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
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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