Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Madagascar spends $63 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
have 22.1% more doctors per person
Madagascar has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 14.3% more access to essential health services
Madagascar scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
be 20.9% less likely to die by suicide
Madagascar has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Madagascar, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
live 2.9 years less
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Madagascar, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 10.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 41.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 75.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
make 3.1 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $599 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
be 69.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 39.3% less likely to be literate
In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 74.7% as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.
be 39.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 43.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.7% 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 Guinea, that number is 51% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 78.3% more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 18.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
be 34.1% 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 Guinea, that number is 74% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on education
Madagascar spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 66.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Madagascar, road accidents kill 22.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.8% less strain on fresh water
Madagascar withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 91.7% less home broadband
Madagascar has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 62.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Madagascar, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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