Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 79.0% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.0 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Madagascar, that number is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.4% less money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 33.0% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.5% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 36.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% 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 61.5% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 39.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 26.1% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.0% more coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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