France vs Sudan
France vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.3 years in France and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in France, by 7 years, or 2.62 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, France ranked 17 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | France | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.3 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | – |
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
France vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013