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Jordan vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 110th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Sudan
Population
11575983
52963918
Population rank 85/197 29/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Jordan and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Sudan
Year GDP
Jordan Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 $599,759,760 $1,446,869,619
1966 $657,999,737 $1,484,491,676
1967 $631,679,747 $1,607,409,539
1968 $561,119,776 $1,677,771,401
1969 $698,879,720 $1,847,501,441
1970 $639,519,744 $2,100,229,759
1971 $678,159,729 $2,288,340,041
1972 $788,479,685 $2,483,055,722
1973 $943,783,840 $3,077,254,460
1974 $1,197,483,949 $3,958,931,660
1975 $1,363,073,498 $4,823,090,192
1976 $1,708,521,219 $6,013,210,816
1977 $2,096,778,602 $7,499,005,639
1978 $2,602,208,589 $8,128,719,315
1979 $3,271,368,781 $8,418,407,787
1980 $3,910,044,474 $8,951,800,000
1981 $4,383,944,703 $10,753,888,154
1982 $4,681,240,993 $8,732,542,274
1983 $4,920,692,191 $8,230,153,846
1984 $4,967,162,160 $10,447,615,385
1985 $4,993,601,520 $8,075,259,600
1986 $6,402,050,485 $10,092,200,000
1987 $6,756,209,762 $12,093,333,333
1988 $6,277,451,829 $14,372,555,556
1989 $4,221,373,674 $21,408,111,111
1990 $4,160,087,508 $33,641,222,222
1991 $4,344,467,193 $44,171,194,366
1992 $5,310,833,194 $7,031,933,492
1993 $5,606,400,222 $8,881,005,436
1994 $6,236,295,978 $12,793,794,737
1995 $6,727,597,032 $13,830,363,900
1996 $6,927,503,526 $9,018,300,725
1997 $7,245,839,210 $11,681,175,864
1998 $7,912,270,804 $11,250,221,537
1999 $8,149,929,478 $10,682,028,340
2000 $8,460,789,845 $12,257,299,147
2001 $8,975,814,653 $15,716,361,792
2002 $9,582,510,578 $18,137,128,388
2003 $10,195,627,645 $21,355,298,460
2004 $11,411,706,629 $26,646,007,251
2005 $12,588,998,590 $35,182,711,988
2006 $15,056,981,664 $45,263,831,634
2007 $17,110,437,236 $59,440,139,775
2008 $22,658,715,989 $64,833,083,257
2009 $24,537,876,056 $51,621,044,077
2010 $27,133,804,225 $58,962,978,034
2011 $29,524,149,155 $55,018,567,211
2012 $31,634,561,690 $37,632,919,967
2013 $34,454,440,141 $43,024,018,082
2014 $36,847,643,521 $49,516,748,618
2015 $38,587,017,887 $51,726,758,677
2016 $39,892,551,127 $42,630,376,000
2017 $41,608,435,915 $41,283,617,976
2018 $43,370,860,704 $32,333,780,383
2019 $44,503,006,338 $32,338,079,165
2020 $43,700,383,099 $27,034,593,750
2021 $46,296,100,141 $34,229,513,775
2022 $48,764,963,380 $51,666,875,363
2023 $51,088,476,338 $39,898,289,821
2024 $53,352,289,577 $49,909,807,030

Jordan and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 $546 $146.8
1966 $558 $145.6
1967 $497 $152.4
1968 $409 $153.7
1969 $474 $163.5
1970 $409 $179.6
1971 $412 $189
1972 $460 $198.2
1973 $531 $235.8
1974 $651 $291.5
1975 $718 $343
1976 $873 $413
1977 $1,039 $497
1978 $1,249 $518
1979 $1,519 $515
1980 $1,750 $525
1981 $1,885 $605
1982 $1,929 $472
1983 $1,939 $431
1984 $1,871 $534
1985 $1,797 $406
1986 $2,200 $497
1987 $2,217 $584
1988 $1,966 $680
1989 $1,260 $992
1990 $1,149 $1,528
1991 $1,110 $1,966
1992 $1,287 $307
1993 $1,289 $379
1994 $1,367 $532
1995 $1,416 $561
1996 $1,410 $357
1997 $1,436 $453
1998 $1,532 $425
1999 $1,545 $394
2000 $1,571 $441
2001 $1,632 $551
2002 $1,706 $621
2003 $1,776 $714
2004 $1,940 $872
2005 $2,088 $1,125
2006 $2,343 $1,415
2007 $2,506 $1,814
2008 $3,242 $1,928
2009 $3,436 $1,493
2010 $3,718 $1,665
2011 $3,947 $1,522
2012 $4,170 $1,019
2013 $4,311 $1,139
2014 $4,191 $1,275
2015 $4,043 $1,292
2016 $3,987 $1,033
2017 $4,066 $967
2018 $4,145 $731
2019 $4,170 $710
2020 $4,022 $578
2021 $4,183 $712
2022 $4,332 $1,046
2023 $4,466 $797
2024 $4,618 $989

Jordan vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Sudan
1950 40.9 45.8
1951 42 46.2
1952 43.2 46.5
1953 44.4 46.9
1954 45.6 47.3
1955 46.8 47.7
1956 48 48.1
1957 49.2 48.5
1958 50.4 48.9
1959 51.6 49.2
1960 52.7 49.6
1961 53.7 50
1962 54.6 50.4
1963 55.5 50.8
1964 56.5 50.9
1965 57.3 51
1966 57.8 51.3
1967 59 51.5
1968 59.8 51.8
1969 60.5 52
1970 59.8 52.3
1971 61.8 52.5
1972 62.5 52.8
1973 63.1 53
1974 63.6 53.2
1975 64.1 53.3
1976 64.7 53.3
1977 65.1 53.5
1978 65.6 53.3
1979 66 53.4
1980 66.5 54.1
1981 66.9 54.4
1982 67.4 54.4
1983 67.8 49.6
1984 68.2 49.8
1985 68.6 50
1986 69 54.6
1987 69.3 54.7
1988 69.6 55
1989 69.9 54.9
1990 70.1 55.5
1991 70.2 55.6
1992 70.4 56
1993 70.6 56.1
1994 70.7 57
1995 70.9 57.4
1996 71.1 57.6
1997 71.3 58.1
1998 71.5 58.3
1999 71.7 58.6
2000 71.9 58.9
2001 72.1 59.3
2002 72.4 59.3
2003 72.6 58.3
2004 72.8 56.8
2005 73 57.2
2006 73.2 60.4
2007 73.4 61.4
2008 73.6 61.3
2009 73.7 62.7
2010 73.8 63
2011 73.9 63.2
2012 74.1 63.4
2013 74.3 63.4
2014 74.6 64
2015 75.1 64.4
2016 75.6 64.7
2017 76.1 65.1
2018 76.5 65.5
2019 76.9 65.8
2020 75.6 65.1
2021 74.2 64.5
2022 77.1 65.7
2023 77.8 66.3
2024 78 66.5
2025 78.1 66.7

Jordan and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Sudan
Year Population
Jordan Sudan
1960 853,471 8,364,489
1961 897,591 8,634,941
1962 940,554 8,919,028
1963 984,714 9,218,077
1964 1,035,640 9,531,109
1965 1,099,440 9,858,030
1966 1,178,360 10,197,578
1967 1,271,183 10,550,597
1968 1,372,460 10,917,999
1969 1,473,100 11,298,936
1970 1,565,163 11,695,771
1971 1,645,145 12,105,539
1972 1,714,555 12,527,856
1973 1,778,094 13,049,315
1974 1,839,182 13,580,723
1975 1,899,055 14,064,798
1976 1,958,177 14,569,716
1977 2,019,002 15,086,614
1978 2,083,595 15,695,003
1979 2,153,882 16,355,352
1980 2,234,186 17,058,905
1981 2,325,517 17,780,572
1982 2,426,927 18,486,645
1983 2,537,307 19,109,770
1984 2,654,688 19,546,528
1985 2,778,810 19,905,872
1986 2,909,887 20,288,238
1987 3,047,634 20,704,904
1988 3,193,039 21,138,431
1989 3,349,627 21,578,022
1990 3,621,908 22,021,481
1991 3,915,149 22,470,676
1992 4,127,693 22,927,355
1993 4,348,020 23,445,592
1994 4,561,406 24,043,948
1995 4,752,096 24,672,143
1996 4,912,516 25,231,528
1997 5,046,285 25,799,821
1998 5,164,284 26,458,999
1999 5,276,444 27,130,613
2000 5,386,945 27,816,745
2001 5,498,894 28,516,770
2002 5,616,066 29,228,727
2003 5,741,828 29,896,035
2004 5,882,061 30,556,637
2005 6,029,587 31,262,444
2006 6,427,371 31,992,435
2007 6,827,227 32,764,135
2008 6,989,866 33,623,980
2009 7,141,753 34,569,113
2010 7,297,043 35,414,399
2011 7,480,424 36,140,806
2012 7,587,127 36,923,178
2013 7,991,809 37,785,849
2014 8,791,710 38,823,318
2015 9,544,729 40,024,431
2016 10,006,367 41,259,892
2017 10,234,226 42,714,306
2018 10,462,306 44,230,596
2019 10,671,891 45,548,175
2020 10,865,228 46,789,231
2021 11,066,356 48,066,924
2022 11,256,263 49,383,346
2023 11,439,213 50,042,791
2024 11,552,876 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Jordan and Sudan

Fertility rate
Jordan

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Sudan
1960 7.6 6.66
1961 7.7 6.66
1962 7.79 6.7
1963 7.85 6.76
1964 7.91 6.8
1965 7.93 6.84
1966 7.99 6.88
1967 8.06 6.91
1968 8.14 6.95
1969 8.19 6.97
1970 8.18 6.99
1971 8.15 7.02
1972 8.12 6.98
1973 8.06 6.94
1974 8 6.91
1975 7.93 6.87
1976 7.83 6.82
1977 7.72 6.78
1978 7.59 6.72
1979 7.45 6.65
1980 7.29 6.59
1981 7.12 6.53
1982 6.96 6.47
1983 6.81 6.41
1984 6.67 6.34
1985 6.53 6.28
1986 6.39 6.23
1987 6.2 6.18
1988 6.01 6.13
1989 5.8 6.11
1990 5.54 6.07
1991 5.33 6.05
1992 5.14 6.02
1993 4.97 5.97
1994 4.82 5.91
1995 4.68 5.86
1996 4.51 5.79
1997 4.32 5.72
1998 4.11 5.65
1999 3.97 5.62
2000 3.86 5.6
2001 3.8 5.56
2002 3.81 5.53
2003 3.82 5.49
2004 3.73 5.46
2005 3.65 5.4
2006 3.71 5.33
2007 3.8 5.27
2008 3.88 5.21
2009 3.84 5.17
2010 3.78 5.14
2011 3.69 5.09
2012 3.57 5.03
2013 3.45 4.97
2014 3.3 4.91
2015 3.14 4.9
2016 3.07 4.83
2017 2.99 4.76
2018 2.92 4.68
2019 2.86 4.62
2020 2.79 4.54
2021 2.74 4.46
2022 2.68 4.38
2023 2.64 4.32

Jordan and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Jordan Sudan
1960 17 16.7
1961 16.8 16.7
1962 16.5 16.7
1963 16.2 16.6
1964 16 16.5
1965 15.7 16.5
1966 15.5 16.4
1967 15.3 16.4
1968 15.1 16.3
1969 15 16.3
1970 14.9 16.2
1971 14.8 16.2
1972 14.8 16.1
1973 14.8 16
1974 14.8 15.9
1975 14.8 16
1976 14.8 16
1977 14.9 16.1
1978 14.9 16.2
1979 15 16.4
1980 15.1 16.5
1981 15.2 16.6
1982 15.4 16.7
1983 15.5 16.7
1984 15.6 16.8
1985 15.8 16.8
1986 15.9 16.8
1987 16.1 16.9
1988 16.2 16.9
1989 16.4 16.8
1990 17.2 16.8
1991 18.1 16.8
1992 18.5 16.8
1993 18.9 16.8
1994 19.3 16.8
1995 19.5 16.8
1996 19.7 16.8
1997 19.8 16.8
1998 19.8 16.8
1999 19.9 16.9
2000 20 16.9
2001 20.1 17
2002 20.2 17
2003 20.3 17.1
2004 20.5 17.1
2005 20.8 17.1
2006 21 17.2
2007 21.2 17.3
2008 21.4 17.3
2009 21.5 17.4
2010 21.7 17.5
2011 21.9 17.4
2012 22.1 17.5
2013 22.3 17.5
2014 22.4 17.7
2015 22.6 17.9
2016 22.9 18.1
2017 23.2 18.3
2018 23.5 18.6
2019 23.9 18.7
2020 24.2 18.9
2021 24.6 19
2022 24.9 19.2
2023 25.3 19.3
2024 25.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
3.2%
2014
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Jordan Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Jordan Sudan
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
60.7%
2018
English speaking
45%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Jordan Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Sudan
% of world land
0.06%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
19,263 mi
2019

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