Niger vs Uganda
Niger vs Uganda: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.7 years in Niger and 4.3 years in Uganda, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.7 years, or 1.62 times that in Niger.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Niger ranked 171 and Uganda ranked 162 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Niger | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | – | 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
Niger vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016