South Korea vs Sudan
South Korea vs Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.7 years in South Korea and 4.3 years in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in South Korea, by 7.4 years, or 2.72 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, South Korea ranked 7 and Sudan ranked 163 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | South Korea | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.7 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 12.3 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 12.3 | – |
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
South Korea vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013