Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.8 years in Côte d’Ivoire and 5 years in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.2 years, or 1.05 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 152 and Zambia ranked 149 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 3 | – |
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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990