Rwanda vs Sudan
Rwanda vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 3.9 years in Rwanda and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.4 years, or 1.1 times that in Rwanda.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Rwanda ranked 168 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Rwanda | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
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
Rwanda vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025