Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 89.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 70.9% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
make 42.9% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
be 51.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
be 20.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
have 58.5% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 13.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 87% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 51.8% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sudan: At a glance
How big is Sudan compared to Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.