Chad vs Sudan
Chad vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.8 years in Chad and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1.5 years, or 1.52 times that in Chad.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Chad ranked 169 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Chad | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 2.8 | – |
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
Chad vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013