Sudan vs Zambia

Sudan (Africa) and Zambia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Sudan Zambia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Sudan: 99.71 Zambia: 221.56 World: 452.65 1961 Sudan: 105.31 Zambia: 209.69 World: 471.93 1962 Sudan: 111.21 Zambia: 202.28 World: 496.11 1963 Sudan: 109.94 Zambia: 203.22 World: 525.19 1964 Sudan: 109.65 Zambia: 229.98 World: 563.85 1965 Sudan: 110.89 Zambia: 287.43 World: 601.89 1966 Sudan: 110.5 Zambia: 325.03 World: 638.97 1967 Sudan: 116.24 Zambia: 340.58 World: 664.4 1968 Sudan: 117.82 Zambia: 387.09 World: 703.46 1969 Sudan: 125.98 Zambia: 458.98 World: 761.11 1970 Sudan: 139.04 Zambia: 413.9 World: 817.68 1971 Sudan: 146.93 Zambia: 372.14 World: 884.88 1972 Sudan: 154.51 Zambia: 409.78 World: 1,002 1973 Sudan: 184.52 Zambia: 517.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Sudan: 228.79 Zambia: 601.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Sudan: 269.65 Zambia: 489.51 World: 1,488.94 1976 Sudan: 325.19 Zambia: 533.23 World: 1,589.73 1977 Sudan: 392.4 Zambia: 474.36 World: 1,766.28 1978 Sudan: 410.07 Zambia: 514.33 World: 2,055.49 1979 Sudan: 408.9 Zambia: 595.46 World: 2,335.19 1980 Sudan: 418.35 Zambia: 669.42 World: 2,587.01 1981 Sudan: 483.8 Zambia: 669.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Sudan: 378.95 Zambia: 626.53 World: 2,554.08 1983 Sudan: 346.22 Zambia: 520.46 World: 2,561.17 1984 Sudan: 429.99 Zambia: 413.27 World: 2,614.33 1985 Sudan: 326.4 Zambia: 332.17 World: 2,690.59 1986 Sudan: 400.33 Zambia: 238.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Sudan: 471.16 Zambia: 315 World: 3,487.88 1988 Sudan: 553.08 Zambia: 504.49 World: 3,829.99 1989 Sudan: 814.27 Zambia: 526.36 World: 3,930.51 1990 Sudan: 1,257.19 Zambia: 422.34 World: 4,338.94 1991 Sudan: 1,617.56 Zambia: 423.07 World: 4,453.9 1992 Sudan: 252.61 Zambia: 389.25 World: 4,679.98 1993 Sudan: 312.69 Zambia: 390.92 World: 4,685.3 1994 Sudan: 439.42 Zambia: 426.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Sudan: 462.59 Zambia: 433.31 World: 5,463.2 1996 Sudan: 294.83 Zambia: 399.51 World: 5,507.22 1997 Sudan: 373.09 Zambia: 465.87 World: 5,408.57 1998 Sudan: 350.7 Zambia: 373.08 World: 5,302.34 1999 Sudan: 324.66 Zambia: 349.52 World: 5,401.23 2000 Sudan: 362.12 Zambia: 359.43 World: 5,512.56 2001 Sudan: 451.29 Zambia: 396.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Sudan: 506.26 Zambia: 393.86 World: 5,539.32 2003 Sudan: 580.32 Zambia: 446.29 World: 6,129.87 2004 Sudan: 705.11 Zambia: 548.69 World: 6,818 2005 Sudan: 905.54 Zambia: 710.98 World: 7,290.57 2006 Sudan: 1,132.47 Zambia: 1,051.72 World: 7,803.19 2007 Sudan: 1,444.37 Zambia: 1,118.73 World: 8,685.33 2008 Sudan: 1,527.58 Zambia: 1,375.5 World: 9,425.74 2009 Sudan: 1,178.22 Zambia: 1,136.24 World: 8,827.04 2010 Sudan: 1,305.64 Zambia: 1,451.11 World: 9,555.07 2011 Sudan: 1,332.66 Zambia: 1,624.87 World: 10,496.93 2012 Sudan: 1,019.22 Zambia: 1,710.05 World: 10,597.85 2013 Sudan: 1,138.63 Zambia: 1,820.72 World: 10,759.35 2014 Sudan: 1,275.44 Zambia: 1,707.49 World: 10,912.24 2015 Sudan: 1,292.38 Zambia: 1,295.88 World: 10,191.98 2016 Sudan: 1,033.22 Zambia: 1,239.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Sudan: 966.51 Zambia: 1,483.47 World: 10,784.4 2018 Sudan: 731.03 Zambia: 1,463.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Sudan: 709.98 Zambia: 1,258.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Sudan: 577.8 Zambia: 951.64 World: 10,999.49 2021 Sudan: 712.12 Zambia: 1,127.16 World: 12,472.91 2022 Sudan: 1,046.24 Zambia: 1,447.12 World: 12,876.24 2023 Sudan: 797.28 Zambia: 1,330.73 World: 13,313.86 2024 Sudan: 984.61 Zambia: 1,187.11 World: 13,717.09 2025 Sudan: 1,164.54 Zambia: 1,317.88 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Sudan Zambia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Sudan: 49.57 Zambia: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Sudan: 49.96 Zambia: 51.04 World: 52.8 1962 Sudan: 50.42 Zambia: 51.33 World: 55.29 1963 Sudan: 50.82 Zambia: 51.61 World: 55.65 1964 Sudan: 50.88 Zambia: 51.17 World: 56.1 1965 Sudan: 51.03 Zambia: 52.08 World: 55.93 1966 Sudan: 51.25 Zambia: 52.29 World: 56.45 1967 Sudan: 51.5 Zambia: 52.51 World: 56.9 1968 Sudan: 51.76 Zambia: 52.72 World: 57.34 1969 Sudan: 52.04 Zambia: 53.04 World: 57.68 1970 Sudan: 52.29 Zambia: 53.4 World: 57.94 1971 Sudan: 52.54 Zambia: 53.89 World: 58.02 1972 Sudan: 52.8 Zambia: 54.38 World: 58.84 1973 Sudan: 52.99 Zambia: 54.91 World: 59.3 1974 Sudan: 53.16 Zambia: 55.38 World: 59.7 1975 Sudan: 53.31 Zambia: 55.74 World: 60.13 1976 Sudan: 53.34 Zambia: 56.1 World: 60.45 1977 Sudan: 53.52 Zambia: 56.28 World: 61.04 1978 Sudan: 53.29 Zambia: 56.34 World: 61.39 1979 Sudan: 53.37 Zambia: 56.05 World: 61.84 1980 Sudan: 54.07 Zambia: 55.5 World: 62.15 1981 Sudan: 54.37 Zambia: 54.99 World: 62.52 1982 Sudan: 54.38 Zambia: 54.36 World: 62.87 1983 Sudan: 49.56 Zambia: 53.67 World: 63.13 1984 Sudan: 49.81 Zambia: 52.88 World: 63.44 1985 Sudan: 50.01 Zambia: 52 World: 63.73 1986 Sudan: 54.56 Zambia: 51.15 World: 64.12 1987 Sudan: 54.75 Zambia: 50.42 World: 64.46 1988 Sudan: 54.98 Zambia: 49.67 World: 64.67 1989 Sudan: 54.88 Zambia: 48.88 World: 64.96 1990 Sudan: 55.5 Zambia: 48.2 World: 65.11 1991 Sudan: 55.55 Zambia: 47.44 World: 65.3 1992 Sudan: 55.95 Zambia: 46.97 World: 65.55 1993 Sudan: 56.1 Zambia: 46.68 World: 65.74 1994 Sudan: 57.02 Zambia: 46.34 World: 65.96 1995 Sudan: 57.45 Zambia: 46.05 World: 66.2 1996 Sudan: 57.64 Zambia: 45.76 World: 66.52 1997 Sudan: 58.06 Zambia: 45.74 World: 66.83 1998 Sudan: 58.31 Zambia: 45.71 World: 67.07 1999 Sudan: 58.61 Zambia: 45.92 World: 67.31 2000 Sudan: 58.95 Zambia: 46.58 World: 67.65 2001 Sudan: 59.26 Zambia: 47.41 World: 67.95 2002 Sudan: 59.31 Zambia: 48.46 World: 68.23 2003 Sudan: 58.32 Zambia: 49.62 World: 68.52 2004 Sudan: 56.77 Zambia: 50.54 World: 68.77 2005 Sudan: 57.23 Zambia: 51.62 World: 69.11 2006 Sudan: 60.4 Zambia: 52.69 World: 69.47 2007 Sudan: 61.44 Zambia: 53.73 World: 69.81 2008 Sudan: 61.26 Zambia: 54.84 World: 70 2009 Sudan: 62.68 Zambia: 55.89 World: 70.38 2010 Sudan: 62.98 Zambia: 56.9 World: 70.68 2011 Sudan: 63.18 Zambia: 57.84 World: 70.97 2012 Sudan: 63.43 Zambia: 58.7 World: 71.26 2013 Sudan: 63.44 Zambia: 59.45 World: 71.53 2014 Sudan: 63.99 Zambia: 60.11 World: 71.78 2015 Sudan: 64.38 Zambia: 60.73 World: 71.97 2016 Sudan: 64.68 Zambia: 61.13 World: 72.19 2017 Sudan: 65.15 Zambia: 61.56 World: 72.37 2018 Sudan: 65.5 Zambia: 62.14 World: 72.64 2019 Sudan: 65.8 Zambia: 62.91 World: 72.87 2020 Sudan: 65.12 Zambia: 63.36 World: 72.18 2021 Sudan: 64.46 Zambia: 62.36 World: 71.22 2022 Sudan: 65.7 Zambia: 65.28 World: 72.97 2023 Sudan: 66.33 Zambia: 66.35 World: 73.33 2024 Sudan: 66.52 Zambia: 66.53 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Sudan Zambia World

2 4 6 8 1960 Sudan: 6.66 Zambia: 6.95 World: 4.69 1961 Sudan: 6.66 Zambia: 6.98 World: 4.56 1962 Sudan: 6.7 Zambia: 7.01 World: 5.02 1963 Sudan: 6.76 Zambia: 7.06 World: 5.31 1964 Sudan: 6.8 Zambia: 7.09 World: 5.13 1965 Sudan: 6.84 Zambia: 7.12 World: 5.08 1966 Sudan: 6.88 Zambia: 7.14 World: 4.97 1967 Sudan: 6.91 Zambia: 7.15 World: 4.87 1968 Sudan: 6.95 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.98 1969 Sudan: 6.97 Zambia: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Sudan: 6.99 Zambia: 7.22 World: 4.84 1971 Sudan: 7.02 Zambia: 7.26 World: 4.69 1972 Sudan: 6.98 Zambia: 7.3 World: 4.55 1973 Sudan: 6.94 Zambia: 7.34 World: 4.42 1974 Sudan: 6.91 Zambia: 7.36 World: 4.26 1975 Sudan: 6.87 Zambia: 7.42 World: 4.07 1976 Sudan: 6.82 Zambia: 7.39 World: 3.97 1977 Sudan: 6.78 Zambia: 7.35 World: 3.84 1978 Sudan: 6.72 Zambia: 7.29 World: 3.77 1979 Sudan: 6.65 Zambia: 7.22 World: 3.76 1980 Sudan: 6.59 Zambia: 7.14 World: 3.73 1981 Sudan: 6.53 Zambia: 7.07 World: 3.71 1982 Sudan: 6.47 Zambia: 7.04 World: 3.72 1983 Sudan: 6.41 Zambia: 7.01 World: 3.59 1984 Sudan: 6.34 Zambia: 6.97 World: 3.57 1985 Sudan: 6.28 Zambia: 6.93 World: 3.53 1986 Sudan: 6.23 Zambia: 6.87 World: 3.51 1987 Sudan: 6.18 Zambia: 6.8 World: 3.48 1988 Sudan: 6.13 Zambia: 6.7 World: 3.39 1989 Sudan: 6.11 Zambia: 6.64 World: 3.35 1990 Sudan: 6.07 Zambia: 6.57 World: 3.31 1991 Sudan: 6.05 Zambia: 6.46 World: 3.13 1992 Sudan: 6.02 Zambia: 6.35 World: 3.04 1993 Sudan: 5.97 Zambia: 6.3 World: 2.97 1994 Sudan: 5.91 Zambia: 6.26 World: 2.92 1995 Sudan: 5.86 Zambia: 6.23 World: 2.87 1996 Sudan: 5.79 Zambia: 6.18 World: 2.82 1997 Sudan: 5.72 Zambia: 6.12 World: 2.78 1998 Sudan: 5.65 Zambia: 6.07 World: 2.75 1999 Sudan: 5.62 Zambia: 6 World: 2.72 2000 Sudan: 5.6 Zambia: 5.92 World: 2.73 2001 Sudan: 5.56 Zambia: 5.85 World: 2.69 2002 Sudan: 5.53 Zambia: 5.77 World: 2.66 2003 Sudan: 5.49 Zambia: 5.71 World: 2.64 2004 Sudan: 5.46 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.63 2005 Sudan: 5.4 Zambia: 5.7 World: 2.61 2006 Sudan: 5.33 Zambia: 5.68 World: 2.61 2007 Sudan: 5.27 Zambia: 5.61 World: 2.6 2008 Sudan: 5.21 Zambia: 5.53 World: 2.6 2009 Sudan: 5.17 Zambia: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Sudan: 5.14 Zambia: 5.36 World: 2.57 2011 Sudan: 5.09 Zambia: 5.26 World: 2.55 2012 Sudan: 5.03 Zambia: 5.14 World: 2.56 2013 Sudan: 4.97 Zambia: 5.01 World: 2.53 2014 Sudan: 4.91 Zambia: 4.89 World: 2.52 2015 Sudan: 4.9 Zambia: 4.78 World: 2.49 2016 Sudan: 4.83 Zambia: 4.67 World: 2.49 2017 Sudan: 4.76 Zambia: 4.57 World: 2.46 2018 Sudan: 4.68 Zambia: 4.49 World: 2.39 2019 Sudan: 4.62 Zambia: 4.42 World: 2.35 2020 Sudan: 4.54 Zambia: 4.32 World: 2.28 2021 Sudan: 4.46 Zambia: 4.25 World: 2.25 2022 Sudan: 4.38 Zambia: 4.18 World: 2.22 2023 Sudan: 4.32 Zambia: 4.1 World: 2.2 2024 Sudan: 4.26 Zambia: 4.04 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Sudan Zambia World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Sudan: 15.62 Zambia: 18.9 World: 5.12 1992 Sudan: 15.67 Zambia: 19.57 World: 5.28 1993 Sudan: 15.51 Zambia: 19.7 World: 5.54 1994 Sudan: 15.62 Zambia: 18.69 World: 5.79 1995 Sudan: 15.63 Zambia: 16.83 World: 5.92 1996 Sudan: 15.61 Zambia: 15.3 World: 5.98 1997 Sudan: 15.32 Zambia: 13.27 World: 6.01 1998 Sudan: 15.35 Zambia: 12 World: 6.16 1999 Sudan: 15.4 Zambia: 12.5 World: 6.28 2000 Sudan: 15.6 Zambia: 12.93 World: 6.11 2001 Sudan: 15.56 Zambia: 13.4 World: 6.19 2002 Sudan: 15.51 Zambia: 14.13 World: 6.41 2003 Sudan: 15.52 Zambia: 14.7 World: 6.48 2004 Sudan: 15.54 Zambia: 15.33 World: 6.33 2005 Sudan: 15.55 Zambia: 15.9 World: 6.22 2006 Sudan: 15.54 Zambia: 13.23 World: 5.97 2007 Sudan: 15.53 Zambia: 10.56 World: 5.77 2008 Sudan: 15.57 Zambia: 7.93 World: 5.82 2009 Sudan: 13 Zambia: 10.58 World: 6.41 2010 Sudan: 15.17 Zambia: 13.19 World: 6.28 2011 Sudan: 17.44 Zambia: 10.55 World: 6.15 2012 Sudan: 16.97 Zambia: 7.85 World: 6.15 2013 Sudan: 16.27 Zambia: 7.27 World: 6.1 2014 Sudan: 15.41 Zambia: 6.58 World: 5.96 2015 Sudan: 14.39 Zambia: 5.95 World: 6 2016 Sudan: 13.66 Zambia: 5.24 World: 5.97 2017 Sudan: 13 Zambia: 4.53 World: 5.9 2018 Sudan: 12.35 Zambia: 5.03 World: 5.76 2019 Sudan: 11.7 Zambia: 5.54 World: 5.59 2020 Sudan: 12 Zambia: 6.03 World: 6.59 2021 Sudan: 11.09 Zambia: 5.2 World: 6.05 2022 Sudan: 7.53 Zambia: 5.99 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Sudan Zambia World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Sudan: 0.29 Zambia: 0.86 World: 4.14 1971 Sudan: 0.28 Zambia: 0.87 World: 4.04 1972 Sudan: 0.29 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.16 1973 Sudan: 0.37 Zambia: 0.97 World: 4.32 1974 Sudan: 0.33 Zambia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Sudan: 0.25 Zambia: 0.96 World: 4.14 1976 Sudan: 0.23 Zambia: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Sudan: 0.24 Zambia: 0.82 World: 4.36 1978 Sudan: 0.21 Zambia: 0.76 World: 4.42 1979 Sudan: 0.2 Zambia: 0.67 World: 4.46 1980 Sudan: 0.23 Zambia: 0.65 World: 4.33 1981 Sudan: 0.21 Zambia: 0.58 World: 4.18 1982 Sudan: 0.21 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.05 1983 Sudan: 0.21 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 Sudan: 0.19 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.07 1985 Sudan: 0.21 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.05 1986 Sudan: 0.2 Zambia: 0.47 World: 4.04 1987 Sudan: 0.16 Zambia: 0.45 World: 4.1 1988 Sudan: 0.22 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1989 Sudan: 0.19 Zambia: 0.48 World: 4.16 1990 Sudan: 0.25 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.15 1991 Sudan: 0.22 Zambia: 0.39 World: 4.1 1992 Sudan: 0.2 Zambia: 0.38 World: 4.01 1993 Sudan: 0.14 Zambia: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Sudan: 0.2 Zambia: 0.28 World: 3.94 1995 Sudan: 0.19 Zambia: 0.27 World: 3.99 1996 Sudan: 0.18 Zambia: 0.22 World: 4.01 1997 Sudan: 0.21 Zambia: 0.27 World: 4.02 1998 Sudan: 0.19 Zambia: 0.25 World: 3.98 1999 Sudan: 0.2 Zambia: 0.2 World: 3.95 2000 Sudan: 0.22 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2001 Sudan: 0.23 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.01 2002 Sudan: 0.27 Zambia: 0.19 World: 4.02 2003 Sudan: 0.27 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.15 2004 Sudan: 0.3 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.28 2005 Sudan: 0.35 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.39 2006 Sudan: 0.42 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.48 2007 Sudan: 0.44 Zambia: 0.17 World: 4.59 2008 Sudan: 0.46 Zambia: 0.2 World: 4.56 2009 Sudan: 0.46 Zambia: 0.21 World: 4.45 2010 Sudan: 0.48 Zambia: 0.23 World: 4.67 2011 Sudan: 0.45 Zambia: 0.24 World: 4.76 2012 Sudan: 0.47 Zambia: 0.29 World: 4.77 2013 Sudan: 0.47 Zambia: 0.31 World: 4.81 2014 Sudan: 0.48 Zambia: 0.35 World: 4.78 2015 Sudan: 0.54 Zambia: 0.36 World: 4.7 2016 Sudan: 0.58 Zambia: 0.37 World: 4.65 2017 Sudan: 0.55 Zambia: 0.46 World: 4.67 2018 Sudan: 0.53 Zambia: 0.51 World: 4.73 2019 Sudan: 0.52 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.7 2020 Sudan: 0.46 Zambia: 0.5 World: 4.47 2021 Sudan: 0.49 Zambia: 0.49 World: 4.68 2022 Sudan: 0.43 Zambia: 0.52 World: 4.67 2023 Sudan: 0.43 Zambia: 0.55 World: 4.68 2024 Sudan: 0.43 Zambia: 0.54 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Population 51.7 mn 2025
30th of 215		 21.9 mn 2025
61st of 215
Population density 26.8 /km² 2023
174th of 214		 27.9 /km² 2023
173rd of 214
Population growth 2.38 % 2025
30th of 215		 2.77 % 2025
19th of 215
Life expectancy 66.5 years 2024
180th of 215		 66.5 years 2024
179th of 215
Fertility rate 4.26 2024
16th of 215		 4.04 2024
25th of 215
Birth rate 33.0 ‰ 2024
18th of 215		 32.7 ‰ 2024
19th of 215
Infant mortality 42.9 ‰ 2024
174th of 196		 34.6 ‰ 2024
163rd of 196
Urban population 34.9 % 2025
182nd of 215		 45.9 % 2025
158th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.4 % 2025
180th of 215		 2.0 % 2025
213th of 215
Living in cities 46.8 % 2025
67th of 215		 38.6 % 2025
103rd of 215
Living in towns 27.8 % 2025
126th of 215		 16.5 % 2025
196th of 215
Living in rural areas 25.4 % 2025
103rd of 215		 45.0 % 2025
30th of 215

Human development

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Human Development Index 0.511 2023
176th of 193		 0.595 2023
154th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.328 2023
152nd of 169		 0.361 2023
141st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.498 2023
137th of 156		 0.585 2023
112th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.588 2023
158th of 172		 0.524 2023
142nd of 172

Economy

Indicator Sudan Zambia
GDP 60.2 bn US$ 2025
90th of 186		 28.9 bn US$ 2025
115th of 186
GDP per capita 1,165 US$ 2025
169th of 186		 1,318 US$ 2025
165th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 2,192 int. $ 2025
176th of 185		 4,379 int. $ 2025
160th of 185
GNI per capita 900 US$ 2025
172nd of 182		 1,200 US$ 2025
163rd of 182
GDP growth 3.1 % 2025
101st of 186		 3.8 % 2025
78th of 186
Inflation 138.8 % 2022 13.9 % 2025
12th of 165
Trade 2.4 % 2025
138th of 138		 62.5 % 2024
Exports 1.1 % 2025
138th of 138		 35.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 1.4 % 2023 9.3 % 2024
24th of 192
Agriculture 29.4 % 2025
12th of 158		 4.1 % 2025
96th of 158
Tax revenue 7.4 % 2016 18.8 % 2024
40th of 89
Military spending 0.9 % 2021 1.3 % 2024
88th of 147
Manufacturing - 8.7 % 2025
87th of 132
Government debt - 71.4 % 2021
40th of 56

Labour

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Unemployment 7.5 % 2022 5.9 % 2025
108th of 181
Youth unemployment 12.0 % 2022 10.5 % 2025
77th of 181
Women in the labour force 14.5 % 2022 56.4 % 2025
73rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 39.8 % 2022 54.5 % 2025
17th of 181
Weekly hours worked 50.8 h 2022 42.5 h 2025
45th of 181
Youth NEET rate 46.5 % 2022 29.1 % 2025
148th of 181
Labour income share 36.3 % 2022 26.4 % 2022
Output per hour 5.8 $ 2022 5.0 $ 2025
157th of 181

Health

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Health spending 2.9 % 2023
181st of 192		 6.0 % 2023
104th of 192
Health spending per person 21 US$ 2023
190th of 191		 80 US$ 2023
152nd of 191
Physicians 0.25 /1,000 2017 0.32 /1,000 2022
88th of 125
Under-5 mortality 61.6 ‰ 2024
177th of 196		 48.4 ‰ 2024
165th of 196
Maternal mortality 256 /100k 2023
167th of 194		 85 /100k 2023
125th of 194
Tobacco use - 14.3 % 2024
61st of 166

Food

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Calories per person 2,625 kcal 2021 1,985 kcal 2024
144th of 155
Protein supply - 47.7 g 2022
169th of 174
Animal protein supply - 13.3 g 2022
161st of 174
Fat supply - 50.1 g 2022
156th of 174
Food insecurity - 45.8 % 2024
104th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 17.2 % 2024
103rd of 124
Cereal import dependency - -9.7 % 2022
132nd of 160

Education

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Secondary enrolment 43.5 % 2019 56.8 % 2024
99th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 15.9 % 2015 4.0 % 2012
Expected schooling 8.6 yrs 2023
182nd of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
157th of 195
Mean schooling 4.0 yrs 2023
179th of 193		 7.4 yrs 2023
136th of 193
Literacy - 71.8 % 2024
27th of 29
Education spending - 4.1 % 2023
51st of 121

Society

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Income inequality 34.2 2014 51.5 2022
Extreme poverty 10.1 % 2014 71.7 % 2022
Internet use 18.6 % 2017 17.1 % 2024
176th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 70.2 /100 2022 108.7 /100 2024
101st of 151
Electricity access 66.0 % 2024
178th of 213		 53.6 % 2024
195th of 213
Women in parliament 30.5 % 2018 15.0 % 2025
144th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Refugees hosted 809,816 2025
9th of 177		 83,225 2025
55th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.7 ‰ 2025
31st of 177		 3.8 ‰ 2025
68th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 50,147 2025
23rd of 177		 12,906 2025
51st of 177
Refugees from the country 2.8 mn 2025
3rd of 199		 346 2025
124th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 54.6 ‰ 2025
7th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
158th of 199

Governance

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Control of corruption 16.3 /100 2024
201st of 207		 38.6 /100 2024
130th of 207
Government effectiveness 16.5 /100 2024
200th of 205		 41.0 /100 2024
141st of 205
Rule of law 26.4 /100 2024
199th of 207		 47.3 /100 2024
136th of 207
Regulatory quality 28.6 /100 2024
197th of 205		 48.2 /100 2024
130th of 205
Voice and accountability 23.9 /100 2024
199th of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Political stability 31.3 /100 2024
198th of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
116th of 207

Environment

Indicator Sudan Zambia
CO₂ per capita 0.43 t 2024
39th of 202		 0.54 t 2024
45th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 17.8 Mt 2024
94th of 204		 12.0 Mt 2024
104th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
94th of 204		 0.03 % 2024
104th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.5 Gt 2024
101st of 204		 0.3 Gt 2024
117th of 204
GHG per capita 2.75 t 2024
74th of 202		 1.81 t 2024
46th of 202
Renewable energy 61.0 % 2021
37th of 211		 83.0 % 2021
11th of 211
Forest area 9.6 % 2023
166th of 212		 59.5 % 2023
28th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 37.6 µg/m³ 2023
174th of 200		 20.2 µg/m³ 2023
120th of 200
Water stress 118.7 % 2022
164th of 176		 2.8 % 2022
37th of 176
Land area 1.9 mn km² 2023
15th of 214		 743,390 km² 2023
37th of 214

Energy

Indicator Sudan Zambia
Renewable electricity 79.7 % 2024
34th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
23rd of 190
Wind and solar 1.1 % 2024
139th of 190		 0.9 % 2024
144th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
149th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
179th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 79.7 % 2024
39th of 190		 87.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Fossil electricity 20.3 % 2024
39th of 190		 12.5 % 2024
28th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
86th of 188		 10.8 % 2024
139th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 154 g/kWh 2024
41st of 190		 126 g/kWh 2024
32nd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.31 MWh 2024
160th of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
143rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.