Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
be 32.0% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.8% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.8% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 28.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
be 50.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Sudan, that number is 87% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 61.8% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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 Eritrea? See an in-depth size comparison.