Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 43.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 335.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 90.0% less likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% more on healthcare
Madagascar spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 53.7% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Madagascar? See an in-depth size comparison.