Madagascar vs Nigeria
Madagascar vs Nigeria: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.7 years in Madagascar and 5 years in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.3 years, or 1.07 times that in Madagascar.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Madagascar ranked 153 and Nigeria ranked 148 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Madagascar | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 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
Madagascar vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMadagascar: 22.2% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025