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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#196 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile16.5#198 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile31.3#195 Rule of Law0-100 percentile26.4#199

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Economy

1,814 indicators

GDPcurrent US$60.16B#90 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,873.4#176 GDP growth%3.1%#101 Inflation%138.8%#177

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Trade

120 indicators

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Health

1,760 indicators

Life expectancyyears66.5#182 Infant mortalityper 1k births42.9#129 Maternal mortalityper 100k256#91 Health spending% GDP2.9%#181

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Education

2,431 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross43.5%#133 Education spending% GDP2%#106 Adult literacy%53.5%#30 Primary enrollment% gross72.4%#162

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

784 indicators

Populationpeople51.66M#30 Population growth%2.4%#30 Urban population%34.9%#172 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.3#16

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Climate

254 indicators

Electricity access% pop66%#47 Renewable energy share%61%#34 Forest area% land9.6%#166 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita222.6#133

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Energy

210 indicators

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Environment

333 indicators

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Agriculture

266 indicators

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Technology

85 indicators

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Society

911 indicators

Gini indexindex34.2#30 Extreme poverty% pop10.1%#37 Internet users% pop18.6%#173 Homicide rateper 100k5.1#87

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Risk

401 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths90,827#52 INFORM risk score0-107.8#61 Hazard & exposure0-108.3#70 Vulnerability0-107.5#60

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Other

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