Self-reported life satisfaction in Sudan
Sudan: Self-reported life satisfaction was 4.14 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction in Sudan, 2011–2017
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-reported life satisfaction in Sudan is 4.14, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 135th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Sudan
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.82 million (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.94 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 940,297 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 50,147 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 9.98 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 9.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Sudan?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Sudan was 4.14 in 2017, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 in 2014.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Sudan ranks 135th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.