Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 33.4% less likely to be obese
In Niger, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
have 4.5 times more doctors per person
Niger has 0.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
see 17.8% less spent on your healthcare
Niger spends $76 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
be 35.9% more likely to die by suicide
Niger has a suicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 7.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 82.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Niger, 41.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Madagascar, however, that number is 75.2% as of 2021.
make 22.7% less money
Niger has a GDP per capita of $775 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.6% as of 2022. In Madagascar, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 34.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 65.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Madagascar, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
be 27.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 350.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
have 23.4% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 41.4 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 96.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 10% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 15% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 20.1% more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 15.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.1% less on education
Niger spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 15.3% less on healthcare
Niger spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 18.2% more electricity
Niger uses 68 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Madagascar uses 80 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 37.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Niger, air pollution causes 93.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Madagascar, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 25.0% more CO2
Niger emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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