Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.8% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 80.0% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 13.5% more children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 92.9% less likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.