Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 77.6% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 71.7% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 73.6% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 69.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 59.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 77.8% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 32.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 56% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.7% less on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.0% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.
Madagascar: At a glance
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