Poland vs Sudan
Poland vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.4 years in Poland and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Poland, by 7.1 years, or 2.64 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Poland | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.4 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | – |
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
Poland vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013