Chad vs Madagascar
Chad vs Madagascar: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.8 years in Chad and 4.7 years in Madagascar, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 1.9 years, or 1.67 times that in Chad.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Chad ranked 169 and Madagascar ranked 153 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Chad | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.8 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 2.8 | 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
Chad vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Madagascar: 22.2% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025