Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 96.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 58.3% less likely to die by suicide
Malawi has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.0 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
see 77.5% less spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sudan spends $28 as of 2023.
Economy
make 73.4% more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $1,165 as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 12.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sudan, on the other hand, 42.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% 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.
be 51.4% more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sudan, about 28.7% do as of 2022.
be 11.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% 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.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 33.3% less home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.
live with 6.8 times more strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sudan withdraws 119% as of 2022.
Environment
be 62.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sudan, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
emit 95.5% more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2023). How we calculate this
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Sudan: At a glance
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