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NORTHERN AFRICA

Sudan

SD

Khartoum · pop. 52M · Arabic, English · Sudanese pound

hunger

19.5 million people in crisis or worse

41% of the 47.5 million analysed · 134,808 in catastrophe · IPC, Jan 2026

conflict

6 events · 57 killed · 33 civilians

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#138

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #127 in 1995.

2024 · −2.08

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	−1.56
1996	−1.60	−0.03 pts
1997	−1.82	−0.22 pts
1998	−1.49	+0.33 pts
1999	−1.66	−0.17 pts
2000	−1.98	−0.33 pts
2001	−1.78	+0.21 pts
2002high	−1.46	+0.31 pts
2003	−1.66	−0.20 pts
2004	−2.18	−0.52 pts
2005	−1.92	+0.26 pts
2006	−2.04	−0.12 pts
2007	−1.99	+0.05 pts
2008	−2.54	−0.55 pts
2009low	−2.83	−0.29 pts
2010	−2.65	+0.17 pts
2011	−2.44	+0.22 pts
2012	−1.77	+0.66 pts
2013	−1.72	+0.06 pts
2014	−2.16	−0.44 pts
2015	−2.09	+0.07 pts
2016	−2.04	+0.05 pts
2017	−2.19	−0.15 pts
2018	−1.91	+0.28 pts
2019	−1.98	−0.06 pts
2020	−2.25	−0.28 pts
2021	−1.56	+0.69 pts
2022	−2.01	−0.45 pts
2023	−2.58	−0.57 pts
2024latest	−2.08	+0.50 pts

economic momentum

$985

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $985

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	$1,257
1991high	$1,618	+28.7%
1992low	$253	−84.4%
1993	$313	+23.8%
1994	$439	+40.5%
1995	$463	+5.3%
1996	$295	−36.3%
1997	$373	+26.5%
1998	$351	−6.0%
1999	$325	−7.4%
2000	$362	+11.5%
2001	$451	+24.6%
2002	$506	+12.2%
2003	$580	+14.6%
2004	$705	+21.5%
2005	$906	+28.4%
2006	$1,132	+25.1%
2007	$1,444	+27.5%
2008	$1,528	+5.8%
2009	$1,178	−22.9%
2010	$1,306	+10.8%
2011	$1,333	+2.1%
2012	$1,019	−23.5%
2013	$1,139	+11.7%
2014	$1,275	+12.0%
2015	$1,292	+1.3%
2016	$1,033	−20.1%
2017	$967	−6.5%
2018	$731	−24.4%
2019	$710	−2.9%
2020	$578	−18.6%
2021	$712	+23.2%
2022	$1,046	+46.9%
2023	$797	−23.8%
2024latest	$985	+23.5%

prices

139%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2022. The world’s median was 8.3%.

2022 · 139%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers33

when	value	change
1990	65.2%
1991	124%	+58.4 pts
1992	118%	−5.95 pts
1993	101%	−16.2 pts
1994	115%	+14.0 pts
1995	68.4%	−47.0 pts
1996	133%	+64.4 pts
1997	47.2%	−85.7 pts
1998	24.6%	−22.5 pts
1999	17.2%	−7.46 pts
2000	7.1%	−10.0 pts
2001low	1.9%	−5.19 pts
2002	22.2%	+20.3 pts
2003	6.5%	−15.7 pts
2004	9.7%	+3.17 pts
2005	8.5%	−1.15 pts
2006	7.2%	−1.31 pts
2007	14.8%	+7.56 pts
2008	14.3%	−0.46 pts
2009	11.3%	−3.04 pts
2010	13.0%	+1.72 pts
2011	18.1%	+5.12 pts
2012	35.6%	+17.5 pts
2013	36.5%	+0.96 pts
2014	36.9%	+0.38 pts
2015	16.9%	−20.0 pts
2016	17.8%	+0.84 pts
2017	32.4%	+14.6 pts
2018	63.3%	+30.9 pts
2019	51.0%	−12.3 pts
2020	163%	+112 pts
2021high	359%	+196 pts
2022latest	139%	−220 pts

demographic curve

4.3 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.6 in 1980.

2024 · 4.3

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960	6.7
1961	6.7	−0.1%
1962	6.7	+0.7%
1963	6.8	+0.8%
1964	6.8	+0.7%
1965	6.8	+0.5%
1966	6.9	+0.6%
1967	6.9	+0.4%
1968	6.9	+0.5%
1969	7.0	+0.3%
1970	7.0	+0.3%
1971high	7.0	+0.5%
1972	7.0	−0.5%
1973	6.9	−0.6%
1974	6.9	−0.4%
1975	6.9	−0.6%
1976	6.8	−0.6%
1977	6.8	−0.7%
1978	6.7	−0.8%
1979	6.7	−1.0%
1980	6.6	−0.9%
1981	6.5	−1.0%
1982	6.5	−0.8%
1983	6.4	−0.9%
1984	6.3	−1.1%
1985	6.3	−1.0%
1986	6.2	−0.9%
1987	6.2	−0.8%
1988	6.1	−0.7%
1989	6.1	−0.4%
1990	6.1	−0.5%
1991	6.0	−0.4%
1992	6.0	−0.5%
1993	6.0	−0.8%
1994	5.9	−1.0%
1995	5.9	−0.9%
1996	5.8	−1.1%
1997	5.7	−1.3%
1998	5.6	−1.2%
1999	5.6	−0.4%
2000	5.6	−0.5%
2001	5.6	−0.6%
2002	5.5	−0.6%
2003	5.5	−0.8%
2004	5.5	−0.6%
2005	5.4	−1.1%
2006	5.3	−1.2%
2007	5.3	−1.2%
2008	5.2	−1.1%
2009	5.2	−0.7%
2010	5.1	−0.6%
2011	5.1	−1.1%
2012	5.0	−1.1%
2013	5.0	−1.3%
2014	4.9	−1.1%
2015	4.9	−0.3%
2016	4.8	−1.4%
2017	4.8	−1.4%
2018	4.7	−1.7%
2019	4.6	−1.4%
2020	4.5	−1.6%
2021	4.5	−1.9%
2022	4.4	−1.6%
2023	4.3	−1.4%
2024latest	4.3	−1.4%

Metrics

population

52M

28 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$40B

100 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$797

159 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$375M

107 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

0.9%

122 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

1.9M km²

17 of 176

REST Countries
population density

27.4 /km²

129 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

66.3 yr

139 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

26%

149 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

0.43 t

135 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

35%

145 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

4.3

17 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

4.8%

75 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

2.9%

66 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
scientific articles / yr

507

98 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

2%

124 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
youth unemployment

12%

82 of 166

ILO via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.03

157 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

15

155 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

52.9

144 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.511

147 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

793K

10 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

2.1M

5 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data

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