Brazil vs Sudan
Brazil vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Brazil and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Brazil, by 3.6 years, or 1.83 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 88 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | – |
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
Brazil vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013