Cameroon vs Madagascar
Cameroon vs Madagascar: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.3 years in Cameroon and 4.7 years in Madagascar, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.6 years, or 1.12 times that in Madagascar.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Cameroon ranked 141 and Madagascar ranked 153 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Cameroon | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025