Côte d’Ivoire vs Madagascar
Côte d’Ivoire vs Madagascar: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.8 years in Côte d’Ivoire and 4.7 years in Madagascar, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.1 years, or 1.02 times that in Madagascar.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2020, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 152 and Madagascar ranked 153 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Madagascar: 22.2% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025