Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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be 63.6% less likely to die by suicide

Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 1.5 years less

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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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be 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 84.0% less spent on your healthcare

Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sudan spends $28 as of 2023.

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have 10.2% less access to essential health services

Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sudan scores 44 as of 2021.

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Life

have 17.6% more children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 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 45.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 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.

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Expenditures

spend 44.4% less on healthcare

Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 69.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sudan, they kill 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 2.9 times more electricity

Rwanda uses 77 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sudan uses 223 kWh as of 2023.

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find 90.0% less home broadband

Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.

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live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water

Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sudan withdraws 119% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 12.9% more likely to die from air pollution

In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sudan, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.7 times more CO2

Rwanda emits 0.2 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 (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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