Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 14.3% less likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
make 48.1% more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
be 7.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 48.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.3% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 14.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Sudan: At a glance
How big is Sudan compared to Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.