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Sudan

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Khartoum184,358 observations
Population
51.66M
world rank #30 / 217
GDP
60.16B
world rank #90 / 186
GDP / capita
1,873.4
world rank #176 / 185
Life expectancy
66.5
world rank #182 / 217

Governance

574 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile16.3#196Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile16.5#198Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile31.3#195Rule of Law0-100 percentile26.4#199
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,812 indicators
GDPcurrent US$60.16B#90GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,873.4#176GDP growth%3.1%#101Inflation%138.8%#177
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Trade

122 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.8B#135Merchandise importscurrent US$6.2B#133Exports of goods & services% GDP1.1%#138Imports of goods & services% GDP1.3%#138
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,760 indicators
Life expectancyyears66.5#182Infant mortalityper 1k births42.9#129Maternal mortalityper 100k256#91Health spending% GDP2.9%#181
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,431 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross43.5%#133Education spending% GDP2%#106Adult literacy%53.5%#30Primary enrollment% gross72.4%#162
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

784 indicators
Populationpeople51.66M#30Population growth%2.4%#30Urban population%34.9%#172Fertility ratebirths/woman4.3#16
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

254 indicators
Electricity access% pop66%#47Renewable energy share%61%#34Forest area% land9.6%#166Electric power consumptionkWh per capita222.6#133
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

210 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop54.2%#46Electricity access, urban% urban pop87.9%#36Energy use per capitakg oil eq.372.3#134Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

333 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area2.8%#153Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources673.4%#169Capture fisheries productiontonnes42,060#110
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

266 indicators
Agricultural land% land area60.3%#38Cereal yieldkg per hectare580.3#77Aquaculture productiontonnes4,450#104Food production index2014-16 = 100116.4#55
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

85 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people70.2#173Secure internet serversper 1M people2.4#212Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.32#184
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

911 indicators
Gini indexindex34.2#30Extreme poverty% pop10.1%#37Internet users% pop18.6%#173Homicide rateper 100k5.1#87
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

401 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths90,827#52INFORM risk score0-107.8#61Hazard & exposure0-108.3#70Vulnerability0-107.5#60
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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