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Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

Capital
Khartoum
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Low income
Population
51.7M (2025)
Area
1,886,068 km²
Currency
Sudanese pound (SDG)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago86 % coverage · 216 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
30th of 218 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
91st of 187 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
170th of 187 · 29th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
102nd of 187 · 35th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
192nd of 194 · 47th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Unemployment
134th of 193 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Life expectancy
182nd of 217 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
190th of 216 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
186th of 189 · 46th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
CO₂ per capita
32nd of 212 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
34th of 193 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
173rd of 200 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa*

What changed in Sudan

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Countries similar to Sudan

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Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

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Borders: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan

Languages: Arabic, English

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Sudan by topic

19 topics · 247 indicators with data.