Madagascar vs Uganda
Madagascar vs Uganda: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.7 years in Madagascar and 4.3 years in Uganda, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.4 years, or 1.09 times that in Uganda.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2020, Madagascar ranked 153 and Uganda ranked 162 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Madagascar | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
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 Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMadagascar: 22.2% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025