Madagascar vs South Sudan
Madagascar vs South Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.7 years in Madagascar and 2.5 years in South Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 2.2 years, or 1.88 times that in South Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Madagascar ranked 153 and South Sudan ranked 173 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Madagascar | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 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 South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022