Madagascar or Mozambique: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Madagascar wins on more indicators: 8 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Madagascar 1:0
- Costs and work: Madagascar 1:0
- Climate and health: Madagascar 4:2
- Law and institutions: Madagascar 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Madagascar
Indicator
Mozambique
Safety and trust
Better: Madagascar (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗4.24 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
3.6 per 100,000 residents
2011
Costs and work
Better: Madagascar (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$1,952
202515% higher
✗$1,698
202513% lower
Climate and health
Better: Madagascar (4 : 2)Life expectancy
tie
63.8 years
2024
63.8 years
2024
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓62.1 years
20243% higher
✗60.5 years
20243% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗65.6 years
20242% lower
✓66.7 years
20242% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✓71.8 years
20231% higher
✗70.9 years
20231% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓95.70%
2024almost equal
95.63%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
93.76%
2024almost equal
✓94.06%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓12.4 µg/m³ per year
20239% lower
✗13.7 µg/m³ per year
202310% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Madagascar (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.18 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-1.04 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.10 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Madagascar, Mozambique.