Bangladesh vs Sudan
Bangladesh vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 1.7 years, or 1.39 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013