Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of India, you would:
Health
be 69.2% more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
pay a 57.8% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
make 34.4% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
have 99.0% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.4% less likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 39.5% more likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 52.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 53.3% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.8% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sudan Chamber of Taxation, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Sudan: At a glance
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