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🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇸🇩 Sudan

Population difference
66,703,848
118.4M
Egypt
51.7M
Sudan
2.3×
Egypt is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Sudan’s figure is 212.3× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Egypt
by population · Africa
Sudan
by population · Africa

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Egypt118,365,995
Sudan51,662,147
Land Areakm²
Egypt995,450 km²
Sudan1,868,000 km²
Population Density/km²
Egypt115/km²
Sudan27/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Egypt71.8 years
Sudan66.5 years
GDP per Capita
Egypt$3,086
Sudan$1,165
Urban Population
Egypt42.9%
Sudan34.9%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Egypt and Sudan, side by side
IndicatorEgyptSudanEgypt vs Sudan
Population118,365,99513th of 24051,662,14730th of 2402.3× higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.56%73rd of 240+2.38%33rd of 24035% lower
Population Density/km²115/km²101st of 24027/km²190th of 2404.3× higher
Land Areakm²995,450 km²29th of 2401,868,000 km²15th of 24047% lower
Urban Population42.9%183rd of 24034.9%202nd of 24023% higher
GDP per Capita$3,086185th of 240$1,165218th of 2402.6× higher
GDP Growth+4.4%68th of 210+3.1%110th of 21043% higher
Life Expectancyyears71.8 years160th of 24066.5 years204th of 2408% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.74 births per woman65th of 2404.26 births per woman16th of 24036% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00020.9 per 1,00068th of 21333.0 per 1,00018th of 21337% lower
Death Rateper 1,0005.5 per 1,000174th of 2136.3 per 1,000142nd of 21313% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births20.8 per 1,000 live births128th of 19442.9 per 1,000 live births172nd of 19452% lower
Unemployment Rate6.8%122nd of 1867.5%129th of 18610% lower
Inflation Rate14.1%16th of 191138.8%3rd of 1919.9× lower
Poverty Rate33.5%119th of 16446.5%140th of 16428% lower
Gini Index28.521st of 17034.278th of 17017% lower
Health Spendingof GDP4.9% of GDP128th of 1922.9% of GDP181st of 1921.7× higher
Physiciansper 1,0000.67 per 1,000144th of 2060.25 per 1,000168th of 2062.7× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.06 per 1,000151st of 1990.66 per 1,000177th of 1991.6× higher
Literacy Rate79.5%125th of 17553.5%161st of 17548% higher
Education Spendingof GDP3.8% of GDP117th of 2022.0% of GDP182nd of 2021.9× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary84.8% gross, secondary131st of 20743.5% gross, secondary187th of 2071.9× higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption6.1% of final consumption164th of 21161.0% of final consumption37th of 21154.9 points apart
Forest Coverageof land area0.0% of land area205th of 2119.6% of land area164th of 2119.5 points apart
Internet Penetration74.6%122nd of 21118.6%196th of 2114.0× higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people97.1 per 100 people145th of 21270.2 per 100 people180th of 21238% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births17 per 100,000 live births65th of 193256 per 100,000 live births166th of 193239 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP0.67% of GDP144th of 1630.93% of GDP128th of 16328% lower
Protected Areasof land area13.1% of land area138th of 2112.8% of land area193rd of 2114.7× higher
Median Ageyears24.5 years174th of 24018.5 years215th of 24032% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years103rd of 1484.4 years144th of 1481.8× higher
Human Development Index0.75499th of 1920.511175th of 19248% higher
Happiness Index/ 103.86/ 10149th of 1644.14/ 10142nd of 1647% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.22 tonnes per capita127th of 2120.35 tonnes per capita185th of 2126.3× higher
Obesity Rate42.8%14th of 19816.1%141st of 1982.7× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

EgyptSudan
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Egypt and Sudan population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Egypt195021.1M
Egypt197538.9M
Egypt200073.1M
Egypt2025118.4M
Egypt2050161.6M
Egypt2075190.5M
Egypt2100201.9M
Sudan19506.19M
Sudan197514.1M
Sudan200027.8M
Sudan202551.7M
Sudan205085.2M
Sudan2075116.3M
Sudan2100136.9M

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Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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