Madagascar or Somalia
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Madagascar | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | 5 years | — |
| Partner can work | no | — |
| Parents | — | — |
| Pets | no trouble | — |
| Pet limit | no limit | no limit |
| Quarantine | no | — |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 419 · estimate | — |
| Basket | $ 22,5 | $ 24,4 |
| Life expectancy | 63.84 | 58.97 |
| Homicides/100k | — | — |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Madagascar — 21, Somalia — 4. Types present in both: work. Madagascar adds: study, family, investment, talent, repatriation and retirement.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Madagascar: the fee is 39 EUR wherever it is published. Routes with a published decision deadline: 19; the shortest is 5 days. Somalia: not a single route publishes its fee.
Beyond the first permit
Citizenship: Madagascar after 5 years; the other country publishes no term.
Madagascar in brief
Madagascar is an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa with two official languages, French and Malagasy. Long-term stay is arranged through the Ministère de l'Intérieur (long-stay visa and resident card) under categories such as "investor", "employee", "family reunification", "retiree", "student" and others; employees require a separate work permit from the labour ministry. Nationality under the Nationality Code (Ordonnance No. 60-064 of 1960, as amended) does not permit dual nationality and calls for 5 years of residence for ordinary naturalisation. The country remains one of the poorest in the world according to official 2018 census statistics and is subject to seasonal tropical cyclones (November–April) and endemic malaria; at the same time, its unique endemic flora and fauna (baobabs, lemurs) form the basis of inbound tourism, and importing pets is not complicated by quarantine.
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Somalia or… Gabon · Sierra Leone · Uganda · Zambia · Eswatini · Lesotho · Mozambique · Republic of the Congo
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.