Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

have 20.5% less access to essential health services

Niue scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Basic Needs

be 76.5% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 56.0% less on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 75.4 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.

View global rankings →

Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2021), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Bank (2023–2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: Niue vs. Madagascar

Size Comparison · See true size
Niue is about 2,258 times smaller than Madagascar.
→
Moving from Niue to Madagascar · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→

Madagascar: At a glance

Madagascar is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 581,540 sq km. Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896 but regained independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA achieved a second term following a landslide victory in the generally free and fair presidential elections of 2006. In early 2009, protests over increasing restrictions on opposition press and activities resulted in RAVALOMANANA handing over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA defeated RAVALOMANANA's favored candidate Jean-Louis ROBINSON in a presidential runoff and was inaugurated in January 2014. Most international observers, while noting some irregularities, declared polls to be a credible reflection of the Malagasy public's will.
Read more

How big is Madagascar compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Madagascar or Niue. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.