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Kuwait vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 153rd vs. 15th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Sudan
Population
5128257
52963918
Population rank 127/197 29/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Kuwait and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Sudan
Year GDP
Kuwait Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 $1,828,107,503 $1,328,259,625
1963 $1,900,895,857 $1,351,234,926
1964 $2,071,668,533 $1,388,282,600
1965 $2,097,199,161 $1,446,869,619
1966 $2,391,199,044 $1,484,491,676
1967 $2,441,599,023 $1,607,409,539
1968 $2,662,798,935 $1,677,771,401
1969 $2,769,198,892 $1,847,501,441
1970 $2,873,638,851 $2,100,229,759
1971 $3,880,392,195 $2,288,340,041
1972 $4,450,537,925 $2,483,055,722
1973 $5,408,804,607 $3,077,254,460
1974 $13,006,948,296 $3,958,931,660
1975 $12,022,811,621 $4,823,090,192
1976 $13,132,252,802 $6,013,210,816
1977 $14,137,406,741 $7,499,005,639
1978 $15,503,557,496 $8,128,719,315
1979 $24,749,063,922 $8,418,407,787
1980 $28,638,868,356 $8,951,800,000
1981 $25,058,020,338 $10,753,888,154
1982 $21,577,153,356 $8,732,542,274
1983 $20,871,081,080 $8,230,153,846
1984 $21,700,082,753 $10,447,615,385
1985 $21,445,970,614 $8,075,259,600
1986 $17,903,989,745 $10,092,200,000
1987 $22,368,704,134 $12,093,333,333
1988 $20,690,322,153 $14,372,555,556
1989 $24,313,855,653 $21,408,111,111
1990 $18,427,777,778 $33,641,222,222
1991 $11,009,993,703 $44,171,194,366
1992 $19,858,555,215 $7,031,933,492
1993 $23,941,391,391 $8,881,005,436
1994 $24,848,483,838 $12,793,794,737
1995 $27,186,980,647 $13,830,363,900
1996 $31,492,373,309 $9,018,300,725
1997 $30,350,190,704 $11,681,175,864
1998 $25,943,705,784 $11,250,221,537
1999 $30,122,365,849 $10,682,028,340
2000 $37,718,743,480 $12,257,299,147
2001 $34,889,559,870 $15,716,361,792
2002 $38,135,788,414 $18,137,128,388
2003 $47,874,582,232 $21,355,298,460
2004 $59,439,090,601 $26,646,007,251
2005 $80,798,630,137 $35,182,711,988
2006 $101,557,330,723 $45,263,831,634
2007 $114,634,043,362 $59,440,139,775
2008 $147,379,737,230 $64,833,083,257
2009 $105,968,691,905 $51,621,044,077
2010 $115,416,245,238 $58,962,978,034
2011 $154,039,231,299 $55,018,567,211
2012 $174,047,662,555 $37,632,919,967
2013 $174,168,116,687 $43,024,018,082
2014 $162,650,450,785 $49,516,748,618
2015 $114,585,555,831 $51,726,758,677
2016 $109,406,674,088 $42,630,376,000
2017 $120,687,539,676 $41,283,617,976
2018 $138,646,316,322 $32,333,780,383
2019 $140,856,394,870 $32,338,079,165
2020 $111,045,470,461 $27,034,593,750
2021 $148,350,671,614 $34,229,513,775
2022 $183,502,046,669 $51,666,875,363
2023 $165,384,407,267 $39,898,289,821
2024 $160,227,273,001 $49,909,807,030

Kuwait and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 $4,748 $148.9
1963 $4,445 $146.6
1964 $4,379 $145.7
1965 $4,024 $146.8
1966 $4,176 $145.6
1967 $3,887 $152.4
1968 $3,872 $153.7
1969 $3,695 $163.5
1970 $3,552 $179.6
1971 $4,486 $189
1972 $4,836 $198.2
1973 $5,532 $235.8
1974 $12,527 $291.5
1975 $10,882 $343
1976 $11,141 $413
1977 $11,238 $497
1978 $11,567 $518
1979 $17,386 $515
1980 $19,032 $525
1981 $15,825 $605
1982 $12,979 $472
1983 $11,965 $431
1984 $11,919 $534
1985 $11,322 $406
1986 $9,077 $497
1987 $10,896 $584
1988 $9,692 $680
1989 $10,965 $992
1990 $10,938 $1,528
1991 $8,147 $1,966
1992 $12,146 $307
1993 $14,318 $379
1994 $14,930 $532
1995 $16,168 $561
1996 $18,201 $357
1997 $16,977 $453
1998 $14,067 $425
1999 $15,854 $394
2000 $19,296 $441
2001 $17,374 $551
2002 $18,513 $621
2003 $22,691 $714
2004 $27,552 $872
2005 $36,123 $1,125
2006 $42,947 $1,415
2007 $45,709 $1,814
2008 $55,585 $1,928
2009 $37,907 $1,493
2010 $39,212 $1,665
2011 $49,170 $1,522
2012 $52,155 $1,019
2013 $49,651 $1,139
2014 $44,369 $1,275
2015 $29,882 $1,292
2016 $27,324 $1,033
2017 $29,048 $967
2018 $32,068 $731
2019 $31,708 $710
2020 $25,236 $578
2021 $34,019 $712
2022 $39,982 $1,046
2023 $34,076 $797
2024 $32,214 $989

Kuwait vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Sudan
1950 49.7 45.8
1951 50.6 46.2
1952 51.4 46.5
1953 52.3 46.9
1954 53.1 47.3
1955 54 47.7
1956 54.9 48.1
1957 55.9 48.5
1958 56.9 48.9
1959 57.9 49.2
1960 58.9 49.6
1961 60 50
1962 61 50.4
1963 62 50.8
1964 63 50.9
1965 63.9 51
1966 64.9 51.3
1967 65.8 51.5
1968 66.6 51.8
1969 67.3 52
1970 68 52.3
1971 68.5 52.5
1972 68.9 52.8
1973 69.2 53
1974 69.4 53.2
1975 69.7 53.3
1976 69.9 53.3
1977 70.2 53.5
1978 70.5 53.3
1979 70.8 53.4
1980 71.1 54.1
1981 71.5 54.4
1982 71.9 54.4
1983 72.4 49.6
1984 72.9 49.8
1985 73.3 50
1986 73.8 54.6
1987 74.2 54.7
1988 74.6 55
1989 75 54.9
1990 72.9 55.5
1991 73.3 55.6
1992 75.7 56
1993 75.8 56.1
1994 75.7 57
1995 75.7 57.4
1996 75.6 57.6
1997 75.6 58.1
1998 75.6 58.3
1999 75.7 58.6
2000 75.9 58.9
2001 76 59.3
2002 76.2 59.3
2003 76.3 58.3
2004 76.4 56.8
2005 76.5 57.2
2006 76.6 60.4
2007 76.7 61.4
2008 76.9 61.3
2009 77.2 62.7
2010 77.5 63
2011 77.9 63.2
2012 78.2 63.4
2013 78.6 63.4
2014 78.9 64
2015 79.2 64.4
2016 79.5 64.7
2017 79.7 65.1
2018 79.9 65.5
2019 80 65.8
2020 78.2 65.1
2021 77.6 64.5
2022 78.8 65.7
2023 80.4 66.3
2024 80.6 66.5
2025 80.8 66.7

Kuwait and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Sudan
Year Population
Kuwait Sudan
1960 311,060 8,364,489
1961 345,945 8,634,941
1962 384,995 8,919,028
1963 427,694 9,218,077
1964 473,115 9,531,109
1965 521,174 9,858,030
1966 572,590 10,197,578
1967 628,089 10,550,597
1968 687,716 10,917,999
1969 749,452 11,298,936
1970 809,114 11,695,771
1971 865,076 12,105,539
1972 920,352 12,527,856
1973 977,654 13,049,315
1974 1,038,346 13,580,723
1975 1,104,863 14,064,798
1976 1,178,711 14,569,716
1977 1,258,023 15,086,614
1978 1,340,319 15,695,003
1979 1,423,514 16,355,352
1980 1,504,782 17,058,905
1981 1,583,426 17,780,572
1982 1,662,480 18,486,645
1983 1,744,295 19,109,770
1984 1,820,688 19,546,528
1985 1,894,242 19,905,872
1986 1,972,520 20,288,238
1987 2,052,994 20,704,904
1988 2,134,707 21,138,431
1989 2,217,468 21,578,022
1990 1,684,819 22,021,481
1991 1,351,399 22,470,676
1992 1,634,961 22,927,355
1993 1,672,151 23,445,592
1994 1,664,361 24,043,948
1995 1,681,513 24,672,143
1996 1,730,246 25,231,528
1997 1,787,683 25,799,821
1998 1,844,302 26,458,999
1999 1,900,030 27,130,613
2000 1,954,709 27,816,745
2001 2,008,121 28,516,770
2002 2,059,974 29,228,727
2003 2,109,881 29,896,035
2004 2,157,320 30,556,637
2005 2,236,788 31,262,444
2006 2,364,733 31,992,435
2007 2,507,887 32,764,135
2008 2,651,421 33,623,980
2009 2,795,484 34,569,113
2010 2,943,372 35,414,399
2011 3,132,814 36,140,806
2012 3,337,109 36,923,178
2013 3,507,844 37,785,849
2014 3,665,876 38,823,318
2015 3,834,574 40,024,431
2016 4,004,096 41,259,892
2017 4,154,812 42,714,306
2018 4,323,515 44,230,596
2019 4,442,316 45,548,175
2020 4,400,267 46,789,231
2021 4,360,865 48,066,924
2022 4,589,643 49,383,346
2023 4,853,420 50,042,791
2024 4,973,861 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Sudan

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Sudan
1960 7.22 6.66
1961 7.25 6.66
1962 7.25 6.7
1963 7.28 6.76
1964 7.29 6.8
1965 7.31 6.84
1966 7.34 6.88
1967 7.33 6.91
1968 7.28 6.95
1969 7.18 6.97
1970 7.03 6.99
1971 6.84 7.02
1972 6.64 6.98
1973 6.43 6.94
1974 6.23 6.91
1975 6.06 6.87
1976 5.9 6.82
1977 5.71 6.78
1978 5.52 6.72
1979 5.33 6.65
1980 5.18 6.59
1981 5.02 6.53
1982 4.85 6.47
1983 4.66 6.41
1984 4.45 6.34
1985 4.22 6.28
1986 4 6.23
1987 3.83 6.18
1988 3.7 6.13
1989 3.59 6.11
1990 3.49 6.07
1991 3.4 6.05
1992 3.35 6.02
1993 3.31 5.97
1994 3.27 5.91
1995 3.25 5.86
1996 3.22 5.79
1997 3.14 5.72
1998 3.04 5.65
1999 2.95 5.62
2000 2.89 5.6
2001 2.84 5.56
2002 2.8 5.53
2003 2.77 5.49
2004 2.76 5.46
2005 2.73 5.4
2006 2.59 5.33
2007 2.41 5.27
2008 2.27 5.21
2009 2.15 5.17
2010 2.04 5.14
2011 1.96 5.09
2012 1.99 5.03
2013 1.97 4.97
2014 2.06 4.91
2015 2.03 4.9
2016 2.06 4.83
2017 2.16 4.76
2018 2.12 4.68
2019 2.08 4.62
2020 2.03 4.54
2021 2.15 4.46
2022 1.55 4.38
2023 1.52 4.32

Kuwait and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Sudan
1960 22 16.7
1961 21.8 16.7
1962 21.5 16.7
1963 21 16.6
1964 20.7 16.5
1965 20.4 16.5
1966 20 16.4
1967 19.6 16.4
1968 19.2 16.3
1969 18.8 16.3
1970 18.5 16.2
1971 18.3 16.2
1972 18.3 16.1
1973 18.3 16
1974 18.4 15.9
1975 18.4 16
1976 18.7 16
1977 19.2 16.1
1978 19.6 16.2
1979 20.1 16.4
1980 20.5 16.5
1981 20.9 16.6
1982 21.3 16.7
1983 21.7 16.7
1984 22.1 16.8
1985 22.4 16.8
1986 22.7 16.8
1987 22.8 16.9
1988 23 16.9
1989 23.2 16.8
1990 23.4 16.8
1991 23.6 16.8
1992 23.8 16.8
1993 24.2 16.8
1994 25.1 16.8
1995 25.5 16.8
1996 25.5 16.8
1997 25.5 16.8
1998 25.5 16.8
1999 25.6 16.9
2000 25.9 16.9
2001 26.3 17
2002 26.8 17
2003 27.3 17.1
2004 27.9 17.1
2005 28.3 17.1
2006 28.5 17.2
2007 28.6 17.3
2008 28.8 17.3
2009 29.2 17.4
2010 29.6 17.5
2011 30.5 17.4
2012 31.5 17.5
2013 32.3 17.5
2014 33 17.7
2015 33.8 17.9
2016 34.7 18.1
2017 35.6 18.3
2018 36.4 18.6
2019 37.1 18.7
2020 37.7 18.9
2021 35.8 19
2022 34.4 19.2
2023 35.5 19.3
2024 35.8 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2014
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Kuwait Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Kuwait Sudan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
60.7%
2018
English speaking
20%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Kuwait Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Sudan
% of world land
0.01%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
19,263 mi
2019

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