Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 39.5% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 59.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
make 53.1% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 69.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 54.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.5% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 35.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 57.4% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 48.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.8 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Madagascar: At a glance
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