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Nepal vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 92nd vs. 15th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Sudan
Population
29627185
52963918
Population rank 52/197 29/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Nepal and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Sudan
Year GDP
Nepal Sudan
1960 $508,334,414 $1,126,364,162
1961 $531,959,562 $1,222,860,429
1962 $574,091,101 $1,328,259,625
1963 $496,947,904 $1,351,234,926
1964 $496,098,775 $1,388,282,600
1965 $735,267,082 $1,446,869,619
1966 $906,811,944 $1,484,491,676
1967 $841,974,025 $1,607,409,539
1968 $772,231,387 $1,677,771,401
1969 $788,641,965 $1,847,501,441
1970 $865,975,309 $2,100,229,759
1971 $882,765,472 $2,288,340,041
1972 $1,024,098,400 $2,483,055,722
1973 $972,101,725 $3,077,254,460
1974 $1,217,953,547 $3,958,931,660
1975 $1,575,789,254 $4,823,090,192
1976 $1,452,788,985 $6,013,210,816
1977 $1,382,400,000 $7,499,005,639
1978 $1,604,162,497 $8,128,719,315
1979 $1,851,250,008 $8,418,407,787
1980 $1,945,916,583 $8,951,800,000
1981 $2,275,583,317 $10,753,888,154
1982 $2,395,423,742 $8,732,542,274
1983 $2,447,174,803 $8,230,153,846
1984 $2,581,207,388 $10,447,615,385
1985 $2,619,913,956 $8,075,259,600
1986 $2,850,782,044 $10,092,200,000
1987 $2,957,255,380 $12,093,333,333
1988 $3,487,009,748 $14,372,555,556
1989 $3,525,225,787 $21,408,111,111
1990 $3,627,560,239 $33,641,222,222
1991 $3,921,476,085 $44,171,194,366
1992 $3,401,211,581 $7,031,933,492
1993 $3,660,041,667 $8,881,005,436
1994 $4,066,775,510 $12,793,794,737
1995 $4,401,104,418 $13,830,363,900
1996 $4,521,580,381 $9,018,300,725
1997 $4,918,691,917 $11,681,175,864
1998 $4,856,255,044 $11,250,221,537
1999 $5,033,642,384 $10,682,028,340
2000 $5,494,252,208 $12,257,299,147
2001 $6,007,055,042 $15,716,361,792
2002 $6,050,875,807 $18,137,128,388
2003 $6,330,473,097 $21,355,298,460
2004 $7,273,938,315 $26,646,007,251
2005 $8,130,258,378 $35,182,711,988
2006 $9,043,715,356 $45,263,831,634
2007 $10,325,618,017 $59,440,139,775
2008 $12,545,438,605 $64,833,083,257
2009 $12,854,985,464 $51,621,044,077
2010 $16,002,656,434 $58,962,978,034
2011 $21,573,872,421 $55,018,567,211
2012 $21,703,100,877 $37,632,919,967
2013 $22,162,204,925 $43,024,018,082
2014 $22,731,612,922 $49,516,748,618
2015 $24,360,801,287 $51,726,758,677
2016 $24,524,109,484 $42,630,376,000
2017 $28,971,588,940 $41,283,617,976
2018 $33,111,525,237 $32,333,780,383
2019 $34,186,180,699 $32,338,079,165
2020 $33,433,659,301 $27,034,593,750
2021 $36,924,841,394 $34,229,513,775
2022 $41,182,939,601 $51,666,875,363
2023 $41,047,772,331 $39,898,289,821
2024 $42,914,268,287 $49,909,807,030

Nepal and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Sudan
1960 $50.2 $134.7
1961 $51.6 $141.6
1962 $54.6 $148.9
1963 $46.3 $146.6
1964 $45.3 $145.7
1965 $65.8 $146.8
1966 $79.5 $145.6
1967 $72.3 $152.4
1968 $64.9 $153.7
1969 $64.8 $163.5
1970 $69.6 $179.6
1971 $69.5 $189
1972 $78.8 $198.2
1973 $73.2 $235.8
1974 $89.8 $291.5
1975 $113.6 $343
1976 $102.5 $413
1977 $95.3 $497
1978 $108.1 $518
1979 $121.9 $515
1980 $125.1 $525
1981 $142.9 $605
1982 $147 $472
1983 $146.6 $431
1984 $151.1 $534
1985 $149.9 $406
1986 $159.5 $497
1987 $162 $584
1988 $187.1 $680
1989 $185 $992
1990 $185.8 $1,528
1991 $195.7 $1,966
1992 $165 $307
1993 $172.8 $379
1994 $187.3 $532
1995 $197.8 $561
1996 $198.8 $357
1997 $211.8 $453
1998 $205.1 $425
1999 $208.6 $394
2000 $223.8 $441
2001 $240.8 $551
2002 $238.9 $621
2003 $246.4 $714
2004 $279.6 $872
2005 $309 $1,125
2006 $340 $1,415
2007 $385 $1,814
2008 $465 $1,928
2009 $473 $1,493
2010 $585 $1,665
2011 $786 $1,522
2012 $788 $1,019
2013 $803 $1,139
2014 $821 $1,275
2015 $876 $1,292
2016 $877 $1,033
2017 $1,034 $967
2018 $1,179 $731
2019 $1,203 $710
2020 $1,154 $578
2021 $1,253 $712
2022 $1,386 $1,046
2023 $1,382 $797
2024 $1,447 $989

Nepal vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Sudan
1950 37.6 45.8
1951 37.6 46.2
1952 37.7 46.5
1953 37.7 46.9
1954 37.8 47.3
1955 37.9 47.7
1956 37.9 48.1
1957 38 48.5
1958 38.1 48.9
1959 38.4 49.2
1960 38.7 49.6
1961 39 50
1962 39.3 50.4
1963 39.6 50.8
1964 40.2 50.9
1965 40.7 51
1966 41.2 51.3
1967 41.7 51.5
1968 42.2 51.8
1969 42.7 52
1970 43.2 52.3
1971 43.6 52.5
1972 44.1 52.8
1973 44.5 53
1974 44.9 53.2
1975 45.5 53.3
1976 46 53.3
1977 46.6 53.5
1978 47.2 53.3
1979 47.8 53.4
1980 48.3 54.1
1981 48.7 54.4
1982 49.2 54.4
1983 49.7 49.6
1984 50.2 49.8
1985 50.9 50
1986 51.6 54.6
1987 52.4 54.7
1988 53.1 55
1989 54 54.9
1990 54.8 55.5
1991 55.6 55.6
1992 56.7 56
1993 57.6 56.1
1994 58.6 57
1995 59.3 57.4
1996 60 57.6
1997 60.8 58.1
1998 61.5 58.3
1999 62 58.6
2000 62.6 58.9
2001 63.3 59.3
2002 63.5 59.3
2003 64.2 58.3
2004 64.7 56.8
2005 65.3 57.2
2006 65.9 60.4
2007 66.2 61.4
2008 66.4 61.3
2009 66.6 62.7
2010 66.8 63
2011 67.1 63.2
2012 67.4 63.4
2013 67.6 63.4
2014 67.8 64
2015 67.4 64.4
2016 68.4 64.7
2017 68.7 65.1
2018 69 65.5
2019 69.3 65.8
2020 69.1 65.1
2021 68.4 64.5
2022 70.1 65.7
2023 70.4 66.3
2024 70.6 66.5
2025 70.9 66.7

Nepal and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Sudan
Year Population
Nepal Sudan
1960 10,123,658 8,364,489
1961 10,318,396 8,634,941
1962 10,521,116 8,919,028
1963 10,729,818 9,218,077
1964 10,946,392 9,531,109
1965 11,173,411 9,858,030
1966 11,408,710 10,197,578
1967 11,652,716 10,550,597
1968 11,906,266 10,917,999
1969 12,167,036 11,298,936
1970 12,436,190 11,695,771
1971 12,710,061 12,105,539
1972 12,989,099 12,527,856
1973 13,275,239 13,049,315
1974 13,568,435 13,580,723
1975 13,870,695 14,064,798
1976 14,177,649 14,569,716
1977 14,499,175 15,086,614
1978 14,839,695 15,695,003
1979 15,190,590 16,355,352
1980 15,553,105 17,058,905
1981 15,922,423 17,780,572
1982 16,297,987 18,486,645
1983 16,689,119 19,109,770
1984 17,085,242 19,546,528
1985 17,477,692 19,905,872
1986 17,868,124 20,288,238
1987 18,250,505 20,704,904
1988 18,638,661 21,138,431
1989 19,057,807 21,578,022
1990 19,524,573 22,021,481
1991 20,036,500 22,470,676
1992 20,609,707 22,927,355
1993 21,180,159 23,445,592
1994 21,717,479 24,043,948
1995 22,245,439 24,672,143
1996 22,741,862 25,231,528
1997 23,219,463 25,799,821
1998 23,680,357 26,458,999
1999 24,125,199 27,130,613
2000 24,546,509 27,816,745
2001 24,946,748 28,516,770
2002 25,328,981 29,228,727
2003 25,688,758 29,896,035
2004 26,016,656 30,556,637
2005 26,309,458 31,262,444
2006 26,565,425 31,992,435
2007 26,788,492 32,764,135
2008 26,990,037 33,623,980
2009 27,173,035 34,569,113
2010 27,341,952 35,414,399
2011 27,464,494 36,140,806
2012 27,534,915 36,923,178
2013 27,589,996 37,785,849
2014 27,672,370 38,823,318
2015 27,823,629 40,024,431
2016 27,955,462 41,259,892
2017 28,011,258 42,714,306
2018 28,079,689 44,230,596
2019 28,414,064 45,548,175
2020 28,966,574 46,789,231
2021 29,475,010 48,066,924
2022 29,715,436 49,383,346
2023 29,694,614 50,042,791
2024 29,651,054 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Nepal and Sudan

Fertility rate
Nepal

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Sudan
1960 6.07 6.66
1961 6.09 6.66
1962 6.08 6.7
1963 6.06 6.76
1964 6.04 6.8
1965 6.01 6.84
1966 5.98 6.88
1967 5.95 6.91
1968 5.94 6.95
1969 5.89 6.97
1970 5.87 6.99
1971 5.85 7.02
1972 5.8 6.98
1973 5.7 6.94
1974 5.75 6.91
1975 5.73 6.87
1976 5.72 6.82
1977 5.69 6.78
1978 5.68 6.72
1979 5.64 6.65
1980 5.6 6.59
1981 5.58 6.53
1982 5.55 6.47
1983 5.54 6.41
1984 5.51 6.34
1985 5.46 6.28
1986 5.4 6.23
1987 5.35 6.18
1988 5.31 6.13
1989 5.26 6.11
1990 5.21 6.07
1991 5.15 6.05
1992 5.07 6.02
1993 5.04 5.97
1994 4.96 5.91
1995 4.87 5.86
1996 4.67 5.79
1997 4.44 5.72
1998 4.28 5.65
1999 4.13 5.62
2000 3.98 5.6
2001 3.79 5.56
2002 3.6 5.53
2003 3.44 5.49
2004 3.28 5.46
2005 3.12 5.4
2006 2.97 5.33
2007 2.86 5.27
2008 2.74 5.21
2009 2.63 5.17
2010 2.54 5.14
2011 2.46 5.09
2012 2.42 5.03
2013 2.36 4.97
2014 2.32 4.91
2015 2.27 4.9
2016 2.23 4.83
2017 2.17 4.76
2018 2.12 4.68
2019 2.08 4.62
2020 2.05 4.54
2021 2.03 4.46
2022 2 4.38
2023 1.98 4.32

Nepal and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Nepal Sudan
1960 19.5 16.7
1961 19.5 16.7
1962 19.6 16.7
1963 19.6 16.6
1964 19.6 16.5
1965 19.6 16.5
1966 19.6 16.4
1967 19.7 16.4
1968 19.7 16.3
1969 19.7 16.3
1970 19.7 16.2
1971 19.7 16.2
1972 19.7 16.1
1973 19.7 16
1974 19.7 15.9
1975 19.7 16
1976 19.7 16
1977 19.7 16.1
1978 19.6 16.2
1979 19.6 16.4
1980 19.6 16.5
1981 19.5 16.6
1982 19.5 16.7
1983 19.5 16.7
1984 19.5 16.8
1985 19.4 16.8
1986 19.4 16.8
1987 19.3 16.9
1988 19.2 16.9
1989 19.2 16.8
1990 19.2 16.8
1991 19.2 16.8
1992 19.2 16.8
1993 19.2 16.8
1994 19.2 16.8
1995 19.2 16.8
1996 19.2 16.8
1997 19.2 16.8
1998 19.2 16.8
1999 19.3 16.9
2000 19.3 16.9
2001 19.4 17
2002 19.5 17
2003 19.7 17.1
2004 19.8 17.1
2005 20 17.1
2006 20.3 17.2
2007 20.5 17.3
2008 20.8 17.3
2009 21 17.4
2010 21.3 17.5
2011 21.6 17.4
2012 21.8 17.5
2013 22 17.5
2014 22.2 17.7
2015 22.4 17.9
2016 22.7 18.1
2017 22.9 18.3
2018 23.2 18.6
2019 23.7 18.7
2020 24.5 18.9
2021 25 19
2022 25.4 19.2
2023 25.7 19.3
2024 26 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
3.2%
2014
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
60%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Nepal Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Nepal Sudan
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
60.7%
2018
English speaking
3%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Nepal Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Sudan
% of world land
0.1%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
19,263 mi
2019

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