Saudi Arabia vs Sudan
Saudi Arabia vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Saudi Arabia and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.6 years, or 1.83 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Saudi Arabia ranked 87 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 7.4 | – |
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
Saudi Arabia vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013