Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 61.4% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
make 60.0% more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 35.8% more children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 79.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.4% less likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 87% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.2% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sudan: At a glance
How big is Sudan compared to Yemen? See an in-depth size comparison.