Ethiopia vs Sudan: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Ethiopia

3.98

in 2025

Sudan

4.14

in 2017

Ethiopia rank

138th

Sudan rank

135th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Ethiopia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.14 against 3.98 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.154.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sudan ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 138th and Sudan ranks 135th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Sudan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.