Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 69.7% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
live 12.6 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
make 94.5% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.
be 92.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sudan, 270.0 women do as of 2020.
be 38.9% less likely to be literate
In Cyprus, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sudan, on the other hand, 42.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cyprus, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sudan, 63% of the population do as of 2022.
be 68.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sudan, about 28.8% do as of 2021.
be 12.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cyprus, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 63.9% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 63.0% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.6% more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Sudan: At a glance
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