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Sudan vs Nigeria

Sudan and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$44.69B vs $377.37BSudan vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$864 vs $1,556Sudan vs Nigeria
Population51.66M vs 237.53MSudan vs Nigeria

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Indicator Sudan NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$44.69B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$864$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy75.1%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy635.61 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2023/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.5%3.1%2022/2025
Public DebtEconomy169.1%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-105.79M$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy0.7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$900$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,140$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$113.26B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy29.4%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy33.6%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.1%8.3%2009/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy37%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy0.7%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.5B$22.79B2022/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.9%7.8%2022/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy45.4%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$177.93M$46.02B2017/2025 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.6%9.6%2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.4%2016
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy37.5%82.5%2022/2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy14.5%80.7%2022/2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy34.233.92014/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy10.1%41.8%2014/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy15.3%63.3%2014/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy46.5%11.9%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.9%0.6%2021/2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy2.4%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy65.9%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$1.04B$321M2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy836K5.27M2018/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.5%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$548.2M$1.08B2023/2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.7%0.4%2023/2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy2.9%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy6.4%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.4%5.4%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy23.830.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy12.8%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy3.3%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.6%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.5%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$28$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy5%2022
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$598$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy39.8%33.5%2022/2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy14%17%2022/2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy46.2%49.5%2022/2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy39.7%66.5%2022/2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy81.5%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.8%7.5%2014/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.33.32018/2024 ⚠
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.212.82018/2024 ⚠
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.4%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy26%64%2014/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy73.2%92.9%2014/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$663.62M$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$769.41M$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8190.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.5040.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade8.420.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade14.3%88.6%2018/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.1%3.5%2018/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade50.6%6%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.2%2.7%2018/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade1.1%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade1.3%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5110.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5880.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3280.3792023
PopulationDemographics51.66M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.5 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.8 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.264.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics65.1%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.2%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics34.9%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics30.2/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.831.82026
Death RateDemographics6.211.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics4.73-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics69.8 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics63.4 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.6%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth42.969.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.2%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.250.382017/2023 ⚠
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth19.617.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.2%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth57.4%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth255.7992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth50.1104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth24.833.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth472192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth68%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth71%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth19%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.660.52021/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth12.8%21.6%2014/2021 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth77.7%50.7%2014/2022 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.081.652018/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth64.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$21$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth42.9%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth79.1%67%2014/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare35.4%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare16.3%11.6%2014/2021 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare67.3%39.7%2014/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare34.2%33.4%2014/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3%1.5%2014/2021 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2%0.3%2009/2023 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation15.9%9.7%2015/2011
Adult Literacy RateEducation53.5%70.4%2008/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation65.8%81.4%2008/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation65.4%77.4%2014/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation51.2%74.1%2014/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation56.2%75.7%2019/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation64.6%2019
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation32.6%2019
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation30.7%68.5%2014/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation58.5%62.2%2019/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation43.5%46.9%2019/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security11%19.9%2021/2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security21.5M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture60.3%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture116.4119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture5.39M t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture792.94K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture22.17K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture27.82K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture490.32K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture970 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,441 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,147 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture31.3M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance5.115.72008/2023 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance15262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.130.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0340.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.7190.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.56-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.79-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.77-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-2.02-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.66-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.88-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian809.82K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian9.14M3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50.15K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology26.4%41.2%2020/2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.270.82022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology54%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.12022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.6%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology88%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology36.6%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%0.3%2005/2019 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure66%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure911.09K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure73.7%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.9K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy190.3 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.5K MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy61%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy70.6%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy223 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy27.1%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy136 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy54.2%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1.1%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy77.9%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy20.3%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy154 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,801 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.43 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate58%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate9.6%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate3.3%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate673.4%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate37.6 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Sudan or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $44.69B for Sudan versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Sudan and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Sudan and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

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

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