Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 57.7% less likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
be 42.6% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 55.9% less spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 20.5% less access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 15.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Madagascar, however, that number is 75.2% as of 2021.
Life
be 21.1% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Madagascar, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
have 14.4% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 55% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.6% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.5% more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 11.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.3% less home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 6.4 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Madagascar withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 79.5% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Madagascar uses 80 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 48.3% less CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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