Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 50.0% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sudan, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2015.
make 50.9% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sudan, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
be 28.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
be 49.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sudan, 270.0 women do as of 2020.
have 29.3% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.5% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 51.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 22.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% 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.
be 16.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 63% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 30.2% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.1% more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Sudan: At a glance
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