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Egypt vs Sudan

Egypt and Sudan side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$429.65B vs $44.69BEgypt vs Sudan
GDP per Capita$3,904 vs $864Egypt vs Sudan
Population118.37M vs 51.66MEgypt vs Sudan

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Indicator Egypt SudanPeriod
GDPEconomy$429.65B$44.69B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,904$8642026
Inflation RateEconomy14.3%75.1%2026-06
Official Exchange RateEconomy49.83 LCU/USD635.61 LCU/USD2026/2023
Budget BalanceEconomy-12.1%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy6.8%7.5%2025/2022
Public DebtEconomy87%169.1%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-42.71B$-105.79M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.2%0.7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,260$9002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,330$2,1402025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.39T$113.26B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.6%29.4%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy32.1%33.6%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.5%5.1%2025/2009 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy47.3%37%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy12.9%0.7%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$41.52B$1.5B2025/2022
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.4%2.9%2025/2022
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy42%45.4%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$48.88B$177.93M2025/2017 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy25.8%5.6%2025/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.5%7.4%2015/2016
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy44.6%37.5%2025/2022
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy18.5%14.5%2025/2022
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy28.534.22021/2014 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy1.4%10.1%2021/2014 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy43.1%15.3%2024/2014 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy23.8%46.5%2024/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.9%2024/2021
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy51.3%2.4%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy25%65.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$4.87B$1.04B2020/2018
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy13.03M836K2019/2018
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.2%-4.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$46.58B$548.2M2024/2023
FDI (% of GDP)Economy15.2%1.7%2024/2023
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—2.9%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—6.4%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy15.3%12.4%2024/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy42.223.82024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.1%12.8%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy3%3.3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.6%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy2%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%3.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$4$282023
Lending Interest RateEconomy24.3%—2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-7%—2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy8.1%5%2025/2022
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$3,185$5982021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy17.5%39.8%2025/2022
Employment in IndustryEconomy29.4%14%2025/2022
Employment in ServicesEconomy53.1%46.2%2025/2022
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy23.9%39.7%2025/2022
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy93.4%81.5%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy9.7%7.8%2021/2014 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy6.63.32024/2018 ⚠
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.16.22024/2018 ⚠
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.8%0.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy8.9%0.4%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy7.1%26%2021/2014 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy58.5%73.2%2021/2014 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$72.39B$663.62M2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$115.11B$769.41M2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.5990.8192024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1350.5042024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade66.78.42021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.5%14.3%2024/2018 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade51.9%1.1%2024/2018 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.9%50.6%2024/2018 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.8%2.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade19.8%1.1%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade31.5%1.3%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7540.5112023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3980.5882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5820.3282023
PopulationDemographics118.37M51.66M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics71.8 years66.5 years2024
Median AgeDemographics24.7 years18.8 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.744.262024
Rural PopulationDemographics57.1%65.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics31.6%40.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics42.9%34.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics120.7/km²30.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics20.531.82026
Death RateDemographics5.66.22026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.444.732026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics74 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics69.7 years63.4 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.8%2.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth20.842.92024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%0.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.9%2.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.670.252020/2017
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth9.419.62021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth26%21.2%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth57.2%57.4%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth57.3%—2024
Maternal MortalityHealth17255.72023
Under-Five MortalityHealth17.550.12023
Neonatal MortalityHealth9.2524.82023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth10472024
Measles ImmunizationHealth97%68%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth98%71%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth18.4%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth39.8%—2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth22.4%19%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.060.662021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth58.5%12.8%2014
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth97.1%77.7%2021/2014 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.791.082018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth41.164.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$141$212023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth64.2%42.9%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth25%—2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth90.3%79.1%2014
Child StuntingChild Welfare12.9%35.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.3%16.3%2021/2014 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare99.1%67.3%2021/2014 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare15.8%34.2%2021/2014 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare10.1%3%2021/2014 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.8%2%2008/2009
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation38%15.9%2025/2015 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation79.5%53.5%2022/2008 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation95.2%65.8%2022/2008 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation96.1%65.4%2022/2014 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation88.1%51.2%2022/2014 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.5%56.2%2024/2019 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation93.4%64.6%2024/2019 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation70%32.6%2024/2019 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation75.7%30.7%2022/2014 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation87.1%58.5%2024/2019 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.8%43.5%2024/2019 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security9.4%11%2023/2021
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—21.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture4.1%60.3%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture109.1116.42022
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture780K t5.39M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—792.94K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture7.21M t22.17K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture6.43M t27.82K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture9.4M t490.32K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture7,585 kg/ha970 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture9,132 kg/ha4,441 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture6,778 kg/ha3,147 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.6M head31.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.35.12017/2008 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance30152024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1870.132025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1150.0342025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.7290.7192025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.83-1.562024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.1-1.792024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.75-1.772024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.98-2.022024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.5-1.662024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.6-1.882024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian220.03K809.82K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian09.14M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian878.27K50.15K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.6%26.4%2024/2020
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology97.170.22024/2022
4G CoverageTechnology98%54%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology11.70.12024/2022
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%6.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.8%88%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.5%36.6%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.7%6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology1%0.2%2024/2005 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%66%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure16.67M911.09K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure3.8%73.7%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy9.3K MW1.9K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy3.3K MW190.3 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3K MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.8K MW1.5K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy6.1%61%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy99.9%70.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,493 kWh223 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy19.9%27.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy35.3 MW136 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%54.2%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.1%1.1%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy3.8%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy6.1%77.9%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy87%20.3%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy244 TWh16 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy563 gCO₂/kWh154 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,661 kWh1,801 kWh2024/2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.5 t0.43 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate12.2%58%2021
Forest AreaClimate0%9.6%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%3.3%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate7,750%673.4%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate43.1 µg/m³37.6 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Egypt or Sudan have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $429.65B for Egypt versus $44.69B for Sudan (GDP, current US$).

How do Egypt and Sudan compare across indicators?

This page compares Egypt and Sudan on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=EG,SD with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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