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Sudan

Sudan / SD

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Sudan in numbers.

Area1,878,000 kmยฒWorld # 15 โ†’Population51.7MWorld # 30 โ†’Population density27.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 173 โ†’Life expectancy66.5 yearsWorld # 180 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,165World # 190 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Sudan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,878,000 kmยฒWorld # 15 / 2023 โ†’Population51.7MWorld # 30 / 2025 โ†’Population density27.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 173 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,956World # 100 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.4%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.3World # 16 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate33 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 18 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 144 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.3 yearsWorld # 209 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.4%World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1440.2%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Urban population34.9%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Net migration291.5KWorld # 6 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate5.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 21 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.8%World # 111 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy66.5 yearsWorld # 180 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.5 yearsWorld # 134 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 156 / 2017 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,165World # 190 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 60.2BWorld # 92 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 2,192World # 191 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.1%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Inflation138.8%World # 3 / 2022 โ†’Unemployment7.5%World # 58 / 2022 โ†’Youth unemployment12%World # 97 / 2022 โ†’Average annual working hours2,658 hours/yearWorld # 1 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)34.2World # 88 / 2014 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people3 per million peopleWorld # 100 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,513 kcal/dayWorld # 158 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person18.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 156 / 2022 โ†’Rice production27.8K tWorld # 90 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production490.3K tWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area9.6%World # 166 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person223 kWh/personWorld # 133 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.4 tWorld # 186 / 2024 โ†’Internet use18.6%World # 197 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions70.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 180 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate26.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 40 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 124 / 2021 โ†’Women in parliament30.5%World # 74 / 2018 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals836KWorld # 109 / 2018 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1BWorld # 75 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageapdMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal509 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightapdLargest staple-food calorie sourceOther cereals2013Current currencySudanese PoundSDGDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country