Afghanistan or Madagascar: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Afghanistan wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 5.
- Safety and trust: Madagascar 0:1
- Costs and work: Afghanistan 1:0
- Climate and health: Afghanistan 5:2
- Law and institutions: Madagascar 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Afghanistan
Indicator
Madagascar
Safety and trust
Better: Madagascar (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗5.22 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
4.0 per 100,000 residents
2021
no data
Costs and work
Better: Afghanistan (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✓$2,236
202415% higher
✗$1,952
202513% lower
Climate and health
Better: Afghanistan (5 : 2)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓66.3 years
20244% higher
✗63.8 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓64.7 years
20244% higher
✗62.1 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓67.8 years
20243% higher
✗65.6 years
20243% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓72.5 years
2023almost equal
71.8 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
95.17%
2024almost equal
✓95.70%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓94.70%
20241% higher
93.76%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗37.9 µg/m³ per year
2023206% higher
✓12.4 µg/m³ per year
202367% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Madagascar (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.85 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.31 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-1.04 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Afghanistan, Madagascar.