Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
be 93.1% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2024.
live 3.4 years less
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 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 96.2% less spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Madagascar spends $63 as of 2023.
have 87.2% fewer doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Madagascar has 1.7 as of 2022.
have 32.7% less access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Madagascar scores 35 as of 2021.
Economy
make 90.1% less money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
have 44.3% more children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Madagascar, 445.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.3% less likely to be literate
In Tuvalu, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2022. In Madagascar, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 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 60.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 77.0% less likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
be 44.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Tuvalu, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 55% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.3% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 87.3% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Madagascar, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 201.2 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Safety
be 25.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Madagascar, they kill 22.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 97.3% less home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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