Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.6 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 60.2% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
make 73.9% more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
be 30.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.
have 44.6% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.6% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 34.9% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.3% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 59.3% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Sudan: At a glance
How big is Sudan compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.