Afghanistan vs Sudan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
66.03 years
in 2023
Sudan
66.33 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
203rd
Sudan rank
200th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 66.33 years against 66.03 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Sudan ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.16 years | 47.51 years | 17.35 years | Sudan |
| 1960s | 34.9 years | 50.92 years | 16.03 years | Sudan |
| 1970s | 39.28 years | 53.06 years | 13.79 years | Sudan |
| 1980s | 37.98 years | 53.14 years | 15.16 years | Sudan |
| 1990s | 50.44 years | 57.02 years | 6.58 years | Sudan |
| 2000s | 57.74 years | 59.56 years | 1.82 years | Sudan |
| 2010s | 62.08 years | 64.25 years | 2.17 years | Sudan |
| 2020s | 63.38 years | 65.4 years | 2.02 years | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 66.33 years against 66.03 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 0.3 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Sudan ranks 200th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.