Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Sudan instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

be 36.6% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 3.8 years less

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 98.0% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $1,165 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 39.3% less likely to be literate

In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.

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be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sudan, on the other hand, 42.9 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Greenland, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 66% of people on average (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 58.7% less likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sudan, about 28.7% do as of 2022.

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be 35.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Greenland, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 65% of people on average (74% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Geography

see 98.1% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.

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Infrastructure

find 99.8% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 95.9% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Sudan: At a glance

Sudan is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,731,671 sq km. Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed on September 27, 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. Since South Sudan's independence, conflict has broken out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, which has resulted in 1.2 million internally displaced persons or severely affected persons in need of humanitarian assistance. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, has displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. Violence in Darfur in 2013 resulted in an additional estimated 6,000 civilians killed and 500,000 displaced. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation known as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. In 2013, 16 peacekeepers were killed, UNAMID's deadliest year so far. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and government denial of access have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations.
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