Madagascar or Niger: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Madagascar wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Madagascar 1:0
- Costs and work: Niger 0:1
- Climate and health: Madagascar 7:0
- Law and institutions: tie 1:1
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
Niger
Safety and trust
Better: Madagascar (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗8.59 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
4.4 per 100,000 residents
2012
Costs and work
Better: Niger (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$1,952
202510% lower
✓$2,177
202512% higher
Climate and health
Better: Madagascar (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓63.8 years
20244% higher
✗61.4 years
20244% lower
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
20245% higher
✗62.4 years
20245% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓71.8 years
2023almost equal
71.2 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓95.70%
20242% higher
✗93.44%
20242% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓93.76%
20245% higher
✗88.93%
20245% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓12.4 µg/m³ per year
202381% lower
✗65.2 µg/m³ per year
2023426% higher
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.13 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
✓-0.74 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Niger.