Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 19.2% less likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
have 91.1% more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
be 29.8% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.2 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 64.5% less spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 28.6% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Madagascar, however, that number is 75.2% as of 2021.
make 46.7% less money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.0% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 94.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% 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 41.1% less likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on education
Rwanda spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 33.1% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 94.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 44.3% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Madagascar withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 80.0% less home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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