"It's (Indian is) just a Sudan with a little icing on top." What does it mean?

Question

In particular, what does "a little icing on top" refer do?

Answer 1

I don't know, but "a little icing on top" means there's a just a little superficial extra on a certain thing.  So maybe what the sentence conveys is that India is just like Sudan with just a very little advantage over the later country (Sudan)?  Not sure.    

Answer 2

Whoever might have said it, it shows that he /she is totally ignorant about the two nations, which cannot be compared at all .

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Answer 3

Overall, India is as poor as the Sudan. Isolated parts of the economy are improving, but not enough to effect the overall picture in India.