Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.8% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.4% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 66.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 17.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 13.0% more children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 63% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 49.7% less likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 86.4% less on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.