Sudan vs Uganda

Sudan and Uganda compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Sudan and Uganda have about the same number of people: 51.7 million and 51.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Uganda ($1,206) is 4% higher than in Sudan ($1,165) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Uganda (6.3%) than in Sudan (3.1%), a difference of 3.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Sudan (138.8% in 2022) than in Uganda (3.6% in 2025), a difference of 135.2 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sudan (7.5% in 2022) than in Uganda (2.7% in 2025), a difference of 4.8 percentage points.
• A baby born in Uganda can expect to live 2 years longer than one born in Sudan: 68.5 years against 66.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Sudan is older: half of its people are over 18.3 years, against 16.5 years in Uganda in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Sudan (18.6% in 2017) than in Uganda (8.9% in 2024), a difference of 9.7 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Sudan (0.43 tonnes) are about 2.5 times as high as in Uganda (0.17 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers the same share of the land in Sudan (11.9%) and Uganda (11.9%) in 2024.