Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 55.7% less likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 53.6% more likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sudan, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
see 88.4% less spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sudan spends $28 as of 2023.
have 21.4% less access to essential health services
Zambia scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sudan scores 44 as of 2021.
Economy
be 93.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 11.6% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $1,165 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sudan, 256.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 34.6 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 29.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% 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 67.8% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sudan, about 28.7% do as of 2022.
be 11.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 58% 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 52.3% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 14.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sudan, they kill 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.4% less home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sudan has 0.1 as of 2022.
live with 41.8 times more strain on fresh water
Zambia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sudan withdraws 119% as of 2022.
use 69.4% less electricity
Zambia uses 727 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sudan uses 223 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 20.4% less CO2
Zambia emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sudan, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
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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