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Sudan
Sudan places highest on Trade Union Density (top 14% worldwide) and lowest on INFORM Severity Index (bottom 1%).
Sudan in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
At a glance
Population
50,042,791
people
since 1950
Land area
1,868,000
km²
since 2012
GDP per person
1,873
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
66.33
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.511
HDI, 0–1
since 2008
Unemployment
7.53
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Sudan
Key facts about Sudan
- Capital
- Khartoum
- Official languages
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- Sudanese pound (SDG)
- ISO code
- SDN · SD
- Domain · dialling
- .sd · +249
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Sudan’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
76thof 161
From 3 of 3 key statistics
joint150thof 182
From 2 of 4 key statistics
155thof 177
From 3 of 3 key statistics
132ndof 147
From 2 of 3 key statistics
184thof 201
From 2 of 4 key statistics
joint186thof 194
From 3 of 3 key statistics
193rdof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
187thof 191
From 3 of 3 key statistics
189thof 193
From 4 of 5 key statistics
176thof 178
From 3 of 3 key statistics
149thof 150
From 2 of 3 key statistics
No standing — Sudan holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Sudan’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Sudan in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Sudan stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Sudan sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Sudan does best5
In the top third of all countries measured.
- Crop Production Indextop 15%
Position · derived 30th of 195 · 126.22 · 2022
world median 106.23 (better) · ▲ 83 pts since 2012
Position · derived 34th of 190 · 79.69 · 2024
world median 31.14 (better) · ▼ 3 pts since 2014
Position · derived 32nd of 136 · 54.6 · 2024
world median 40.74 (better)
- Food Production Indextop 28%
Position · derived 55th of 195 · 116.41 · 2022
world median 106.08 (better) · ▲ 64 pts since 2012
Where Sudan struggles most21
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 21 are within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1st
Position · derived 78th of 78 · 1.617 · 2025
world median 3.246 (worse) · ▼ 3 pts since 2015
- 1stINFORM Severity Indexbottom 1%
Position · derived 1st of 81 · 1 = worst · 4.7 · 2025
world median 3.1 (worse) · ▼ 6 pts since 2020
- 2ndDeaths in Organized Violencebottom 1%
Position · derived 2nd of 59 · 1 = worst · 75,174 · 2025
world median 0 (worse) · ▼ 3 pts since 2015
- 3rd
- 3rdSocial Institutions and Gender Indexbottom 1%
Position · derived 3rd of 140 · 1 = worst · 64.6 · 2023
world median 25.2 (worse)
- 5thWomen, Business and the Lawbottom 2%
Position · derived 186th of 190 · 32.5 · 2024
world median 81.25 (worse)
- 6thAdjusted Net Savingsbottom 4%
Position · derived 113th of 118 · -8.499 · 2021
world median 8.389 (worse) · ▼ 15 pts since 2011
- 6thGovernment Effectivenessbottom 2%
Position · derived 204th of 209 · -1.794 · 2024
world median 0.01 (worse) · ▼ 3 pts since 2014
- 6thINFORM Risk Indexbottom 3%
Position · derived 6th of 191 · 1 = worst · 7.8 · 2025
world median 3.7 (worse)
- 7th
- 7thVoice and Accountabilitybottom 3%
Position · derived 202nd of 208 · -1.884 · 2024
world median -0.02 (worse)
- 8thEconomic Complexity Indexbottom 5%
Rank 138th of 145 · -2.078 · 2024
world median 0.131 (worse) · ▲ 2 pts since 2014
- 8thGender Development Indexbottom 4%
Position · derived 177th of 184 · 0.813 · 2023
world median 0.971 (worse) · ▼ 4 pts since 2013
- 8thGNI per Capita (PPP)bottom 7%
Position · derived 95th of 102 · 1,879 · 2025
world median 14,273 (worse) · ▼ 6 pts since 2018
- 9thFirms with a Female Top Managerbottom 4%
Position · derived 171st of 179 · 3.417 · 2025
world median 19.16 (worse)
- 9thRegulatory Qualitybottom 4%
Position · derived 201st of 209 · -1.663 · 2024
world median -0.09 (worse)
- 9thRule of Lawbottom 4%
Position · derived 203rd of 211 · -1.773 · 2024
world median -0.1 (worse) · ▼ 3 pts since 2014
- 10thGovernment AI Readiness Indexbottom 5%
Rank 186th of 195 · 16.21 · 2025
world median 40.19 (worse) · ▼ 4 pts since 2020
- 10th
Position · derived 172nd of 181 · 81 · 2022
world median 2,528 (worse)
- 10thGDP per Capita (PPP)bottom 5%
Position · derived 176th of 185 · 1,873 · 2025
world median 17,265 (worse) · ▼ 13 pts since 2015
- 10th
Position · derived 202nd of 211 · -2.024 · 2024
world median 0.04 (worse)
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Sudan can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
170th
of 188 · 2008
176th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 16 of 34 editions
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
172nd
of 173 · 2012
175th
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 14 of 14 editions
Gender Inequality Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
77th
of 79 · 1990
158th
of 172 · 2023
Ranked in 34 of 34 editions
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
127th
of 140 · 1995
138th
of 145 · 2024
Ranked in 30 of 30 editions
Government AI Readiness Index
Oxford Insights
158th
of 172 · 2020
186th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Gaining ground
Where Sudan has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Global Militarisation Index+38 pts since 2015
Losing ground
Where Sudan has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Global Report on Food Crises-38 pts since 2016
- Organic Agricultural Area-15 pts since 2014
05In context
Sudan and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking of 174, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Placed either side in the Country Index 2026
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Sudan
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions17
Civic Space Ratings187th of 198position · derived9.03Civic space score (0–100)2025
bottom 6% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Sudan 9.03 · world median 50.46 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Completeness of Birth Registrationbottom 16%67.3Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)2025
bottom 16% of 185 countries measured
UNICEF · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)
Sudan 67.3 · world median 98.4 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (53 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Corruption Perceptions Index175th of 181rank14CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)2025
bottom 4% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Sudan 14 · world median 39 (worse)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment78th of 78position · derived1.617IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)2025
bottom 1% of 78 countries measured
World Bank Group · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high)
Sudan 1.617 · world median 3.246 (worse)
Best in the world 4.225 (Rwanda)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)51st of 110position · derived · 1 = worst45.4External debt stocks (% of GNI)2024
bottom 46% of 110 countries measured
World Bank Group · External debt stocks (% of GNI)
Sudan 45.4 · world median 43.94 (worse)
Best in the world 2.213 (Iran)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2014
General Government Consumption54th of 132position · derived17.9General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)2025
top 40% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Sudan 17.9 · world median 16.21
Highest 38.94 (Ukraine)
▲ +58 percentile points since 2015
Government AI Readiness Index186th of 195rank16.21AI readiness score (0–100)2025
bottom 5% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Sudan 16.21 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2020
Government Effectiveness204th of 209position · derived-1.794Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)2024
bottom 2% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Sudan -1.794 · world median 0.01 (worse)
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2014
Public Sector Wage Bill163rd of 168position · derived2.8Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)2022
bottom 3% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Sudan 2.8 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▼ -20 percentile points since 2012
Regulatory Quality201st of 209position · derived-1.663Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
bottom 4% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Sudan -1.663 · world median -0.09 (worse)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
No real change since 2014
Rule of Law203rd of 211position · derived-1.773Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
bottom 4% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Sudan -1.773 · world median -0.1 (worse)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2014
Statistical Performance Indicators176th of 188position · derived42.1SPI overall score (0–100)2024
bottom 6% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Sudan 42.1 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2016
Trade Union Density21st of 139position · derived30.41Employees who are trade union members (%)2020
top 14% of 139 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employees who are trade union members (%)
Sudan 30.41 · world median 16.68 (better)
Best in the world 91.42 (Iceland)
No earlier reading to compare
V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index165th of 176position · derived0.13Electoral democracy index (0–1)2025
bottom 6% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Sudan 0.13 · world median 0.497 (worse)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2015
Voice and Accountability202nd of 208position · derived-1.884Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
bottom 3% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Sudan -1.884 · world median -0.02 (worse)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
No real change since 2014
Women, Business and the Law186th of 190position · derived32.5WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)2024
bottom 2% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Sudan 32.5 · world median 81.25 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
No real change since 2014
Economy & Innovation24
Adjusted Net Savings113th of 118position · derived-8.499Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI)2021
bottom 4% of 118 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI)
Sudan -8.499 · world median 8.389 (worse)
Best in the world 32.18 (Bangladesh)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2011
Agricultural Land38th of 209position · derived60.31Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
top 18% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Sudan 60.31 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)12th of 158position · derived29.36Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)2025
top 7% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Sudan 29.36 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
Cereal Yield177th of 179position · derived454.9Cereal yield (kg per hectare)2023
bottom 1% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Sudan 454.9 · world median 3,072 (worse)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
No real change since 2013
Crop Production Index30th of 195position · derived126.22Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
top 15% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Sudan 126.22 · world median 106.23 (better)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▲ +83 percentile points since 2012
Economic Complexity Index138th of 145rank-2.078ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)2024
bottom 5% of 145 countries measured
Growth Lab at Harvard University · ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Sudan -2.078 · world median 0.131 (worse)
Best in the world 1.729 (Japan)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2014
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)138th of 138position · derived1.103Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)2025
bottom 1% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Sudan 1.103 · world median 36.34
Highest 199.76 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare167th of 188position · derived7.103Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
bottom 13% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Sudan 7.103 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Food Production Index55th of 195position · derived116.41Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
top 28% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Sudan 116.41 · world median 106.08 (better)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▲ +64 percentile points since 2012
GDP Growth101st of 186position · derived3.064GDP growth (annual %)2025
bottom 46% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Sudan 3.064 · world median 3.396 (worse)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2015
GDP per Capita (PPP)176th of 185position · derived1,873GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
bottom 5% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Sudan 1,873 · world median 17,265 (worse)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
▼ -13 percentile points since 2015
GNI per Capita (PPP)95th of 102position · derived1,879GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
bottom 7% of 102 countries measured
World Bank Group · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Sudan 1,879 · world median 14,273 (worse)
Best in the world 116,633 (Singapore)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2018
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)130th of 131position · derived0.734Gross capital formation (% of GDP)2025
bottom 1% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Sudan 0.734 · world median 22.93
Highest 45.27 (Algeria)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
Household Consumption18th of 131position · derived81.54Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)2025
top 13% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Sudan 81.54 · world median 62.04
Highest 133.34 (Somalia)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)138th of 138position · derived1.279Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)2025
bottom 1% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Sudan 1.279 · world median 41.72
Highest 196.89 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)32nd of 158position · derived33.65Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)2025
top 20% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Sudan 33.65 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▲ +62 percentile points since 2015
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index152nd of 169position · derived0.328IHDI (0–1)2023
bottom 10% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Sudan 0.328 · world median 0.609 (worse)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2013
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index118th of 175rank27.55LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)2026
bottom 31% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Sudan 27.55 · world median 56.21 (worse)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2016
Livestock Density145th of 188position · derived0.26Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land2023
bottom 22% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Sudan 0.26 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
No real change since 2013
Livestock Production Index102nd of 194position · derived106.37Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
bottom 48% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Sudan 106.37 · world median 107.06 (worse)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2012
Logistics Performance Index115th of 139rank2.4LPI score (1–5)2023
bottom 15% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · LPI score (1–5)
Sudan 2.4 · world median 2.9 (worse)
Best in the world 4.3 (Singapore)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2014
Net Official Development Assistance Received55th of 130position · derived3.468Net ODA received (% of GNI)2023
top 42% of 130 countries measured
OECD Development Assistance Committee · Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Sudan 3.468 · world median 2.579
Highest 101.78 (Tuvalu)
No real change since 2013
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)37th of 180position · derived12.75Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
top 18% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Sudan 12.75 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
No real change since 2011
Trade (% of GDP)138th of 138position · derived2.382Exports plus imports (% of GDP)2025
bottom 1% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports plus imports (% of GDP)
Sudan 2.382 · world median 79.68
Highest 396.65 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
Work & Labour1
Firms with a Female Top Manager171st of 179position · derived3.417Firms with a female top manager (%)2025
bottom 4% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Sudan 3.417 · world median 19.16 (worse)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Education & Knowledge6
Adult Literacy Rate158th of 172position · derived53.52Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)2024
bottom 8% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Sudan 53.52 · world median 93.99 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Expected Years of Schooling182nd of 195position · derived8.62Expected years of schooling2023
bottom 7% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Sudan 8.62 · world median 13.34 (worse)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2013
Mean Years of Schooling179th of 193position · derived3.962Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)2023
bottom 7% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Sudan 3.962 · world median 9.933 (worse)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
No real change since 2013
Primary Completion Rate133rd of 165position · derived75.64Primary completion rate (%)2025
bottom 20% of 165 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Primary completion rate (%)
Sudan 75.64 · world median 97.43 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (5 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Upper Secondary Completion Rate123rd of 164position · derived33.58Upper secondary completion rate (%)2025
bottom 25% of 164 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Sudan 33.58 · world median 64.87 (worse)
Best in the world 99.27 (South Korea)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Youth Literacy Ratebottom 5%65.8115–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)2024
bottom 5% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Sudan 65.81 · world median 98.22 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Health & Wellbeing15
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months32nd of 136position · derived54.6Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)2024
top 23% of 136 countries measured
UNICEF · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)
Sudan 54.6 · world median 40.74 (better)
Best in the world 83.3 (Burundi)
No earlier reading to compare
Female Genital Mutilation Prevalencebottom 17%86.6Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%)2024
bottom 17% of 31 countries measured
UNICEF · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%)
Sudan 86.6 · world median 34.1 (worse)
Best in the world 0.3 (Uganda)
No earlier reading to compare
Gender Inequality Index158th of 172rank0.588GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)2023
bottom 8% of 172 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)
Sudan 0.588 · world median 0.351 (worse)
Best in the world 0.003 (Denmark)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index19th of 109position · derived · 1 = worst0.279MPI (0–1)2025
bottom 17% of 109 countries measured
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · MPI (0–1)
Sudan 0.279 · world median 0.039 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (Serbia)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2018
Global Report on Food Crises2nd of 44position · derived · 1 = worst54In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population)2024
bottom 2% of 44 countries measured
Food Security Information Network (FSIN) · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population)
Sudan 54 · world median 22 (worse)
Best in the world 3 (El Salvador)
▼ -38 percentile points since 2016
Global Violent Deaths60th of 206position · derived · 1 = worst9.91Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
bottom 28% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Sudan 9.91 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
No real change since 2011
Human Capital Index158th of 172position · derived0.377HCI score (0–1)2020
bottom 8% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Sudan 0.377 · world median 0.564 (worse)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2017
Human Development Index176th of 193rank0.511HDI score (0–1)2023
bottom 9% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Sudan 0.511 · world median 0.762 (worse)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
INFORM Severity Index1st of 81position · derived · 1 = worst4.7INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis)2025
bottom 1% of 81 countries measured
ACAPS · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis)
Sudan 4.7 · world median 3.1 (worse)
Best in the world 1.3 (Trinidad and Tobago)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2020
Life Expectancy at Birth186th of 222position · derived66.33Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
bottom 16% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Sudan 66.33 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2013
Maternal Mortality Ratio29th of 195position · derived · 1 = worst255.71Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births2023
bottom 14% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Sudan 255.71 · world median 46.65 (worse)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
Pesticide Use per Hectare160th of 178position · derived0.19Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)2024
bottom 11% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Sudan 0.19 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
No real change since 2014
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five11th of 162position · derived · 1 = worst38.24Children under 5 who are stunted (%)2024
bottom 6% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Sudan 38.24 · world median 13.8 (worse)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
Under-Five Mortality Rate20th of 200position · derived · 1 = worst61.6Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)2024
bottom 10% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Sudan 61.6 · world median 14.54 (worse)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2014
Violent Discipline of Children65th of 90position · derived · 1 = worst63.9Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)2025
top 28% of 90 countries measured
UNICEF · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%)
Sudan 63.9 · world median 75.8 (better)
Best in the world 37.6 (Qatar)
No earlier reading to compare
Development & Human Capital10
Access to Electricitybottom 16%66Population with electricity access (%)2024
bottom 16% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Sudan 66 · world median 100 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
No real change since 2014
Agricultural Irrigated Land83rd of 121position · derived1.39Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)2023
bottom 32% of 121 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)
Sudan 1.39 · world median 3.66
Highest 89.04 (Bangladesh)
No earlier reading to compare
Arable Land per Person20th of 206position · derived0.42Arable land (hectares per person)2023
top 9% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Sudan 0.42 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Child Marriage19th of 143position · derived · 1 = worst34.2Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)2025
bottom 13% of 145 countries measured · 145 share 143 positions
UNICEF · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)
Sudan 34.2 · world median 17.1 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Coefficient of Human Inequality22nd of 169position · derived · 1 = worst35.28Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)2023
bottom 13% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Sudan 35.28 · world median 17.05 (worse)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2013
Gender Development Index177th of 184position · derived0.813Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)2023
bottom 4% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Sudan 0.813 · world median 0.971 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
Land Under Cereal Production19th of 179position · derived9,149,071Land under cereal production (hectares)2023
top 10% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
Sudan 9,149,071 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
Organic Agricultural Area132nd of 150position · derived0.03Organic share of agricultural land (%)2024
bottom 14% of 156 countries measured · 156 share 150 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Sudan 0.03 · world median 0.725 (worse)
Best in the world 86.38 (Samoa)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2014
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI137th of 156position · derived0.498PHDI (0–1)2023
bottom 12% of 156 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · PHDI (0–1)
Sudan 0.498 · world median 0.678 (worse)
Best in the world 0.827 (United Kingdom)
No real change since 2013
Water Withdrawal by Sector5th of 171position · derived96.19Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)2022
top 2% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Sudan 96.19 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
No real change since 2012
Environment & Sustainability8
Agricultural Emissions23rd of 193position · derived78,360Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)2023
top 11% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Sudan 78,360 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
Ecological Footprint87th of 126position · derived · 1 = worst1.269Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)2025
top 31% of 126 countries measured
Global Footprint Network · Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Sudan 1.269 · world median 2.296 (better)
Best in the world 0.514 (Yemen)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
Forest Area166th of 210position · derived9.552Forest area (% of land area)2023
bottom 22% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Sudan 9.552 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Internal Displacements by Disaster23rd of 160position · derived · 1 = worst200,000New displacements by disaster (people)2024
bottom 14% of 160 countries measured
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) · New displacements by disaster (people)
Sudan 200,000 · world median 4,750 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (Serbia)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2014
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita172nd of 181position · derived81Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)2022
bottom 5% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Sudan 81 · world median 2,528 (worse)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
No real change since 2012
Renewable Share of Electricity Generation34th of 190position · derived79.69Renewables (% of electricity generated)2024
top 17% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Sudan 79.69 · world median 31.14 (better)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2014
Water Stress13th of 177position · derived · 1 = worst118.66Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)2023
bottom 7% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Sudan 118.66 · world median 10 (worse)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
No real change since 2013
World Risk Index52nd of 193position · derived · 1 = worst10.41WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)2025
bottom 27% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Sudan 10.41 · world median 4.17 (worse)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
No real change since 2015
Gender & Equality1
Social Institutions and Gender Index3rd of 140position · derived · 1 = worst64.6SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)2023
bottom 1% of 140 countries measured
OECD · SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Sudan 64.6 · world median 25.2 (worse)
Best in the world 6.7 (Norway)
No earlier reading to compare
Peace & Security5
Deaths in Organized Violence2nd of 59position · derived · 1 = worst75,174Deaths in organized violence (people)2025
bottom 1% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Sudan 75,174 · world median 0 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Global Militarisation Index90th of 149rank · 1 = worst89.73GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)2023
top 40% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Sudan 89.73 · world median 100.66 (better)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
▲ +38 percentile points since 2015
INFORM Risk Index6th of 191position · derived · 1 = worst7.8INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)2025
bottom 3% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Sudan 7.8 · world median 3.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
No real change since 2016
Physical Violence Index166th of 176position · derived0.129Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)2025
bottom 6% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Sudan 0.129 · world median 0.79 (worse)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
Political Stability and Absence of Violence202nd of 211position · derived-2.024Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
bottom 4% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Sudan -2.024 · world median 0.04 (worse)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
No real change since 2014
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include Sudan. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution · last seen 2014
- Agriculture Orientation Index · last seen 2018
- Average Weekly Hours Worked · last seen 2022
- Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff · last seen 2014
- Business Ready: Operational Efficiency
- Business Ready: Public Services
- Business Ready: Regulatory Framework
- Cereal Import Dependency Ratio
- Children with Functional Difficulties
- Container Port Traffic · last seen 2021
- Cost of Sending Remittances · last seen 2016
- Debt Service on External Debt · last seen 2022
- Dietary Energy Supply · last seen 2021
- Employment in Agriculture · last seen 2022
- Employment in Industry · last seen 2022
- Employment in Services · last seen 2022
- Employment-to-Population Ratio · last seen 2022
- Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Female Labour Force Participation Rate · last seen 2022
- Female Share of Senior and Middle Management · last seen 2022
- GDP per Person Employed · last seen 2022
- Gender Social Norms Index
- Gini Index · last seen 2014
- Global Innovation Index
- Government Funding per Primary Student
- Government Spending on Education · last seen 2009
- Gross Savings (% of GDP) · last seen 2022
- ICT Goods Exports · last seen 2018
- Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20% · last seen 2014
- Informal Employment Rate
- Labour Force Participation Rate · last seen 2022
- Labour Income Share · last seen 2022
- Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · last seen 2022
- Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2009
- Open Data Inventory · last seen 2018
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary · last seen 2019
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day · last seen 2014
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day · last seen 2014
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day · last seen 2014
- Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate · last seen 2019
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
- Prevalence of Undernourishment · last seen 2021
- Prosperity Gap · last seen 2014
- Public Sector Employment
- Research and Development Spending · last seen 2005
- School Life Expectancy · last seen 2015
- Secondary School Enrolment · last seen 2019
- Self-Employment Rate · last seen 2022
- Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · last seen 2015
- Unemployment Rate · last seen 2022
- Upper Secondary Attainment · last seen 2022
- Vulnerable Employment · last seen 2022
- Working Poverty Rate · last seen 2022
- World Energy Trilemma Index
- Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · last seen 2022
- Youth Unemployment Rate · last seen 2022
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Sudan: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/sudan