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Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Khartoum
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old66.5years
Ranks 182 of 217 in 2024
11% below world median · 4% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old61.6per 1,000 live births
Ranks 177 of 196 in 2024
3.1× above world median · 26% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old256per 100,000 live births
Ranks 167 of 194 in 2023
4.4× above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2014 · 12 years old38.2% of under-5s
Ranks 47 of 52 in 2014
57% above world median · 31% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 52 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old2.85% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
55% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.26births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.3× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2008 · 18 years old53.5% of adults 15+
Ranks 30 of 32 in 2008
41% below world median · 5% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2008 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2019 · 7 years old72.4% gross
Ranks 162 of 163 in 2019
28% below world median · 28% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 163 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Education spending
2009 · 17 years old2.02% of GDP
Ranks 106 of 115 in 2009
57% below world median · 36% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 115 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old1,165current US$
Ranks 169 of 186 in 2025
85% below world median · 14% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old2,192international $
Ranks 176 of 185 in 2025
89% below world median · 50% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2014 · 12 years old10.1% of population
Ranks 70 of 84 in 2014
6.5× above world median · 68% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 84 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2014 · 12 years old34.2index, 0–100
Ranks 36 of 84 in 2014
about the same world median · 3% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 84 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2022 · 4 years old7.5% of labour force
Ranks 128 of 186 in 2022
41% above world median · 35% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Inflation
2022 · 4 years old138.8% per year
Not ranked — no better end
16.2× above world median
Medians computed across 178 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Military spending
2021 · 5 years old0.93% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
38% below world median
Medians computed across 152 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old66.0% of population
Ranks 180 of 215 in 2024
34% below world median · 14% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2017 · 9 years old18.6% of population
Ranks 173 of 200 in 2017
69% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 200 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.43t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
83% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old51.7mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
6.9× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Sudan has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.