Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 81.0% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Madagascar, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
be 76.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Madagascar, that number is 1.8% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Madagascar, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 93.1% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 8.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Madagascar, however, that number is 70.7% as of 2012.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Madagascar, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Madagascar, 335.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.3% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Madagascar, it is 74.8% as of 2018.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Uruguay, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Madagascar, 39% of the population do as of 2019.
be 88.4% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Madagascar, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 43.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Uruguay, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 38.3% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Madagascar spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.6% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Madagascar, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.3 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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, Dirección General Impositiva.
Madagascar: At a glance
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