Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 35.9% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
make 81.8% more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 50.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.5% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
have 16.3% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 24.3% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 21.1% more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.7 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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 Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.