Sudan vs Thailand
Sudan vs Thailand: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.3 years in Sudan and 8.7 years in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Thailand, by 4.4 years, or 2.02 times that in Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Sudan ranked 163 and Thailand ranked 66 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Sudan | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.3 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | – | 8.5 |
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
Sudan vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySudan: 66.3 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSudan: 3.78% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSudan: 50 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSudan: 0.02% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSudan: 34.9% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSudan: 18.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSudan: 3.2% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSudan: $2.77B in 2021Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSudan: $8 in 2021Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSudan: 144,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSudan: 57 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSudan: 11 million TIV in 2013Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024