Belgium vs Sudan
Belgium vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Belgium and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Belgium, by 6.9 years, or 2.6 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Belgium ranked 20 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Belgium | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | – |
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
Belgium vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013