Antananarivo vs Libreville
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Libreville edges it, 40 to 32, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Antananarivo is stronger on nothing outright; Libreville on quality of life, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Hilltop capital of Madagascar, gateway to the lemurs
Full Antananarivo profile →Plan a trip to Antananarivo →Gabon's estuary capital, with city beaches and rainforest parks nearby
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- Quality of life. Libreville leads on quality of life, 55 to 17, against Antananarivo.
- Healthcare. Libreville leads on healthcare, 46 to 33, against Antananarivo. Health coverage index: 33 vs 48.
- Climate. Libreville leads on climate, 17 to 8, against Antananarivo. Comfortable months: 1 vs 2.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, visa ease, getting there & around, internet.
Pick Antananarivo if you want
- faster internet (9 Mbps measured)
Pick Libreville if you want
- the safer country figures
- stronger healthcare
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 47 | 53 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 33 | 46 ✓ |
| Internet | 44 ✓ | 42 |
| Visa ease | 34 ✓ | 32 |
| Getting there & around | 7 | 9 ✓ |
| Climate | 8 | 17 ✓ |
| Air quality | 63 | 66 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 17 | 55 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 6.1 ✓ | 8 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 56.4 | 67.7 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 33 | 48 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 64.4 yrs | 67.4 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 9 Mbps ✓ | 7.4 Mbps |
| Upload | 4.9 Mbps | 7.3 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa on arrival ✓ | e-visa required |
| Entry, EU passport | visa on arrival ✓ | e-visa required |
| Entry, UK passport | visa on arrival ✓ | e-visa required |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 17 | 28 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Antananarivo | Libreville |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 1 | 2 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 21.5 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Antananarivo or Libreville?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Antananarivo or Libreville safer?
- Libreville scores higher on safety (53 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Antananarivo or Libreville?
- Antananarivo: a measured median of 9 Mbps versus 7.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.