Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.2% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
be 65.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
have 73.5% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 84.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 42.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sudan, on the other hand, 42.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 47% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.6% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sudan Chamber of Taxation, General Department of Taxation.
Sudan: At a glance
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