Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.7% less likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 90.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
make 62.5% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 52.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.2% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
have 14.3% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% 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 64.3% less likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 35.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% 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 19.6% less on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 31.8% more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Madagascar: At a glance
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