Quality of life comparison

live 16.5 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.

make 15.4 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.

be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

be 81.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.

pay a 3.1 times higher top tax rate

Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 96.1% less 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 61.9% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 3.5 times more on education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.8 times more coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.