Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.6% more spent on your healthcare
Madagascar spends $63 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
have 69.8% more doctors per person
Madagascar has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 54.3% more access to essential health services
Madagascar scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Madagascar, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Madagascar, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
be 28.2% more likely to die by suicide
Madagascar has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $599 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 26.3% 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 Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
have 30.8% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.2% 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 Haiti, that number is 51% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 18.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
be 32.5% 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 Haiti, that number is 73% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.5% less on education
Madagascar spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 63.3% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 39.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Madagascar, road accidents kill 22.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Madagascar has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 18.8% more strain on fresh water
Madagascar withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Madagascar, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 100.0% more CO2
Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 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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