Country profile
Sudan
Sudan ranks #30 of 215 for population, #193 of 209 for gdp per capita, #181 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
50M
people · 2024
Rank #30 of 215
Life expectancy
66.5
years · 2024
Rank #181 of 216
Poverty headcount
10.1%
% of population · 2014
Rank #63 of 186
Under-5 mortality
61.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #30 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
31.5%
% net enrollment · 2011
Rank #211 of 232
Calorie supply
2,513
kcal per person per day · 2022
Rank #156 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
836,000
arrivals · 2018
Rank #109 of 203
GDP per capita
$985
current US$ · 2024
Rank #193 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
139
annual % growth · 2022
Rank #3 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
102,562
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #2 of 210
Forest area
9.55%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #210 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
45.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #24 of 248
Protected areas
3.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #209 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.35
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #183 of 210
Fertilizer use
7.03
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #163 of 194
Pesticide use
0.19
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #174 of 193
Cereal yield
0.58
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #178 of 182
Digital
Internet users
18.6%
% of population · 2017
Rank #198 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.06
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #247 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
70.2
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #228 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
66%
% of population · 2023
Rank #179 of 215
Renewable electricity output
58%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #63 of 257
Energy use per person
1,801
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #179 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.13
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #161 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Sudan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield