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Senegal vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Senegal has a population of 18.5M (ranked 69/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Senegal's land area is 74,336 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 85th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Senegal Sudan
Population
19281054
52963918
Population rank 68/197 29/197
GDP
$32.3B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 110/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$1,744
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 160/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,110
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$36.7B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
111.4%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,982
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 119/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,890
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
74,336 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.82
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
20.4 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Senegal and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Senegal and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Senegal

Sudan
Year GDP
Senegal Sudan
1960 $1,003,692,370 $1,126,364,162
1961 $1,058,975,257 $1,222,860,429
1962 $1,085,475,791 $1,328,259,625
1963 $1,122,139,862 $1,351,234,926
1964 $1,188,930,645 $1,388,282,600
1965 $1,210,058,228 $1,446,869,619
1966 $1,246,908,186 $1,484,491,676
1967 $1,246,480,766 $1,607,409,539
1968 $1,309,384,862 $1,677,771,401
1969 $1,245,234,931 $1,847,501,441
1970 $1,297,407,655 $2,100,229,759
1971 $1,339,549,033 $2,288,340,041
1972 $1,620,857,104 $2,483,055,722
1973 $1,863,398,590 $3,077,254,460
1974 $2,099,325,229 $3,958,931,660
1975 $2,830,388,405 $4,823,090,192
1976 $2,869,777,884 $6,013,210,816
1977 $2,938,046,463 $7,499,005,639
1978 $3,280,354,921 $8,128,719,315
1979 $4,084,877,823 $8,418,407,787
1980 $4,510,108,291 $8,951,800,000
1981 $4,095,892,781 $10,753,888,154
1982 $4,013,951,443 $8,732,542,274
1983 $3,569,356,125 $8,230,153,846
1984 $3,485,165,432 $10,447,615,385
1985 $3,818,944,918 $8,075,259,600
1986 $5,392,093,446 $10,092,200,000
1987 $6,487,353,103 $12,093,333,333
1988 $6,418,419,389 $14,372,555,556
1989 $6,366,039,373 $21,408,111,111
1990 $7,390,967,360 $33,641,222,222
1991 $7,255,210,470 $44,171,194,366
1992 $7,769,817,840 $7,031,933,492
1993 $7,367,986,241 $8,881,005,436
1994 $5,034,588,196 $12,793,794,737
1995 $6,326,342,633 $13,830,363,900
1996 $6,559,712,166 $9,018,300,725
1997 $6,041,478,726 $11,681,175,864
1998 $6,505,607,909 $11,250,221,537
1999 $6,592,834,933 $10,682,028,340
2000 $6,013,185,004 $12,257,299,147
2001 $6,507,824,829 $15,716,361,792
2002 $7,006,402,320 $18,137,128,388
2003 $8,768,721,563 $21,355,298,460
2004 $10,076,816,667 $26,646,007,251
2005 $11,009,033,438 $35,182,711,988
2006 $11,697,918,243 $45,263,831,634
2007 $13,994,218,413 $59,440,139,775
2008 $16,853,989,628 $64,833,083,257
2009 $16,145,867,495 $51,621,044,077
2010 $16,121,315,909 $58,962,978,034
2011 $17,814,283,639 $55,018,567,211
2012 $17,660,870,412 $37,632,919,967
2013 $18,918,667,725 $43,024,018,082
2014 $19,797,253,440 $49,516,748,618
2015 $17,774,766,696 $51,726,758,677
2016 $19,040,312,333 $42,630,376,000
2017 $20,996,562,944 $41,283,617,976
2018 $23,116,701,556 $32,333,780,383
2019 $23,403,995,992 $32,338,079,165
2020 $24,530,513,038 $27,034,593,750
2021 $27,520,784,130 $34,229,513,775
2022 $27,783,332,223 $51,666,875,363
2023 $30,696,331,296 $39,898,289,821
2024 $32,267,254,425 $49,909,807,030

Senegal and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Senegal

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Senegal Sudan
1960 $300 $134.7
1961 $308 $141.6
1962 $307 $148.9
1963 $309 $146.6
1964 $318 $145.7
1965 $314 $146.8
1966 $315 $145.6
1967 $305 $152.4
1968 $311 $153.7
1969 $287.3 $163.5
1970 $290.5 $179.6
1971 $291.1 $189
1972 $342 $198.2
1973 $381 $235.8
1974 $417 $291.5
1975 $547 $343
1976 $541 $413
1977 $540 $497
1978 $589 $518
1979 $716 $515
1980 $772 $525
1981 $683 $605
1982 $652 $472
1983 $564 $431
1984 $536 $534
1985 $571 $406
1986 $784 $497
1987 $916 $584
1988 $880 $680
1989 $849 $992
1990 $957 $1,528
1991 $913 $1,966
1992 $951 $307
1993 $878 $379
1994 $584 $532
1995 $715 $561
1996 $723 $357
1997 $651 $453
1998 $685 $425
1999 $678 $394
2000 $603 $441
2001 $637 $551
2002 $669 $621
2003 $818 $714
2004 $918 $872
2005 $980 $1,125
2006 $1,017 $1,415
2007 $1,189 $1,814
2008 $1,399 $1,928
2009 $1,309 $1,493
2010 $1,276 $1,665
2011 $1,375 $1,522
2012 $1,327 $1,019
2013 $1,380 $1,139
2014 $1,399 $1,275
2015 $1,218 $1,292
2016 $1,266 $1,033
2017 $1,357 $967
2018 $1,453 $731
2019 $1,431 $710
2020 $1,461 $578
2021 $1,598 $712
2022 $1,574 $1,046
2023 $1,698 $797
2024 $1,744 $989

Senegal vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Senegal

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Senegal Sudan
1950 36.5 45.8
1951 36.9 46.2
1952 37.4 46.5
1953 37.8 46.9
1954 38.2 47.3
1955 38.5 47.7
1956 38.9 48.1
1957 39.1 48.5
1958 39.4 48.9
1959 39.5 49.2
1960 39.7 49.6
1961 39.7 50
1962 39.7 50.4
1963 39.7 50.8
1964 39.8 50.9
1965 39.8 51
1966 39.8 51.3
1967 40 51.5
1968 40.1 51.8
1969 40.4 52
1970 40.8 52.3
1971 41.2 52.5
1972 41.8 52.8
1973 42.4 53
1974 43.1 53.2
1975 43.9 53.3
1976 44.8 53.3
1977 45.7 53.5
1978 46.6 53.3
1979 47.5 53.4
1980 48.3 54.1
1981 49.1 54.4
1982 49.9 54.4
1983 50.8 49.6
1984 51.7 49.8
1985 52.6 50
1986 53.7 54.6
1987 54.6 54.7
1988 55.5 55
1989 56.2 54.9
1990 56.7 55.5
1991 57 55.6
1992 57.3 56
1993 57.3 56.1
1994 57.5 57
1995 57.3 57.4
1996 57.1 57.6
1997 57.1 58.1
1998 57.1 58.3
1999 57.3 58.6
2000 57.6 58.9
2001 58.2 59.3
2002 58.9 59.3
2003 59.5 58.3
2004 60.3 56.8
2005 61 57.2
2006 61.8 60.4
2007 62.7 61.4
2008 63.2 61.3
2009 63.8 62.7
2010 64.2 63
2011 64.8 63.2
2012 65.2 63.4
2013 65.6 63.4
2014 66 64
2015 66.5 64.4
2016 66.7 64.7
2017 67.1 65.1
2018 67.4 65.5
2019 67.7 65.8
2020 67.5 65.1
2021 66.9 64.5
2022 67.8 65.7
2023 68.7 66.3
2024 68.9 66.5
2025 69.2 66.7

Senegal and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Senegal

Sudan
Year Population
Senegal Sudan
1960 3,340,907 8,364,489
1961 3,436,375 8,634,941
1962 3,534,686 8,919,028
1963 3,635,876 9,218,077
1964 3,740,535 9,531,109
1965 3,849,788 9,858,030
1966 3,964,299 10,197,578
1967 4,083,870 10,550,597
1968 4,207,587 10,917,999
1969 4,334,974 11,298,936
1970 4,466,328 11,695,771
1971 4,601,864 12,105,539
1972 4,741,631 12,527,856
1973 4,885,181 13,049,315
1974 5,029,437 13,580,723
1975 5,170,810 14,064,798
1976 5,308,564 14,569,716
1977 5,439,549 15,086,614
1978 5,568,096 15,695,003
1979 5,702,895 16,355,352
1980 5,845,638 17,058,905
1981 5,997,160 17,780,572
1982 6,156,961 18,486,645
1983 6,324,504 19,109,770
1984 6,499,364 19,546,528
1985 6,683,287 19,905,872
1986 6,878,192 20,288,238
1987 7,081,530 20,704,904
1988 7,289,618 21,138,431
1989 7,502,207 21,578,022
1990 7,720,523 22,021,481
1991 7,943,085 22,470,676
1992 8,168,395 22,927,355
1993 8,396,288 23,445,592
1994 8,624,078 24,043,948
1995 8,848,101 24,672,143
1996 9,067,014 25,231,528
1997 9,283,495 25,799,821
1998 9,502,952 26,458,999
1999 9,730,887 27,130,613
2000 9,968,260 27,816,745
2001 10,212,942 28,516,770
2002 10,466,214 29,228,727
2003 10,721,176 29,896,035
2004 10,975,704 30,556,637
2005 11,235,472 31,262,444
2006 11,500,094 31,992,435
2007 11,770,344 32,764,135
2008 12,048,959 33,623,980
2009 12,337,389 34,569,113
2010 12,635,413 35,414,399
2011 12,958,897 36,140,806
2012 13,310,495 36,923,178
2013 13,710,849 37,785,849
2014 14,152,102 38,823,318
2015 14,593,331 40,024,431
2016 15,034,521 41,259,892
2017 15,475,002 42,714,306
2018 15,914,498 44,230,596
2019 16,352,922 45,548,175
2020 16,789,219 46,789,231
2021 17,220,867 48,066,924
2022 17,651,103 49,383,346
2023 18,077,573 50,042,791
2024 18,501,984 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Senegal and Sudan

Fertility rate
Senegal

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Senegal Sudan
1960 7 6.66
1961 7.04 6.66
1962 7.08 6.7
1963 7.12 6.76
1964 7.16 6.8
1965 7.19 6.84
1966 7.22 6.88
1967 7.24 6.91
1968 7.25 6.95
1969 7.26 6.97
1970 7.26 6.99
1971 7.26 7.02
1972 7.26 6.98
1973 7.26 6.94
1974 7.25 6.91
1975 7.25 6.87
1976 7.26 6.82
1977 7.27 6.78
1978 7.28 6.72
1979 7.29 6.65
1980 7.29 6.59
1981 7.28 6.53
1982 7.25 6.47
1983 7.19 6.41
1984 7.11 6.34
1985 7.01 6.28
1986 6.9 6.23
1987 6.79 6.18
1988 6.58 6.13
1989 6.48 6.11
1990 6.4 6.07
1991 6.27 6.05
1992 6.15 6.02
1993 6.05 5.97
1994 5.92 5.91
1995 5.82 5.86
1996 5.72 5.79
1997 5.64 5.72
1998 5.58 5.65
1999 5.57 5.62
2000 5.5 5.6
2001 5.4 5.56
2002 5.3 5.53
2003 5.25 5.49
2004 5.19 5.46
2005 5.13 5.4
2006 5.06 5.33
2007 5.02 5.27
2008 5.02 5.21
2009 5.03 5.17
2010 5.06 5.14
2011 5.1 5.09
2012 5.13 5.03
2013 5.05 4.97
2014 4.88 4.91
2015 4.75 4.9
2016 4.65 4.83
2017 4.49 4.76
2018 4.29 4.68
2019 4.1 4.62
2020 4 4.54
2021 3.94 4.46
2022 3.86 4.38
2023 3.82 4.32

Senegal and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Senegal

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Senegal Sudan
1960 18.1 16.7
1961 18 16.7
1962 18 16.7
1963 17.9 16.6
1964 17.9 16.5
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.8 16.4
1967 17.9 16.4
1968 17.9 16.3
1969 17.9 16.3
1970 17.9 16.2
1971 17.9 16.2
1972 17.9 16.1
1973 17.9 16
1974 17.8 15.9
1975 17.7 16
1976 17.6 16
1977 17.4 16.1
1978 17.2 16.2
1979 17 16.4
1980 16.8 16.5
1981 16.7 16.6
1982 16.5 16.7
1983 16.4 16.7
1984 16.3 16.8
1985 16.3 16.8
1986 16.3 16.8
1987 16.3 16.9
1988 16.4 16.9
1989 16.5 16.8
1990 16.6 16.8
1991 16.7 16.8
1992 16.8 16.8
1993 16.9 16.8
1994 17 16.8
1995 17.1 16.8
1996 17.2 16.8
1997 17.3 16.8
1998 17.4 16.8
1999 17.5 16.9
2000 17.6 16.9
2001 17.7 17
2002 17.8 17
2003 18 17.1
2004 18.1 17.1
2005 18.2 17.1
2006 18.2 17.2
2007 18.3 17.3
2008 18.4 17.3
2009 18.4 17.4
2010 18.5 17.5
2011 18.5 17.4
2012 18.5 17.5
2013 18.5 17.5
2014 18.6 17.7
2015 18.6 17.9
2016 18.7 18.1
2017 18.9 18.3
2018 19 18.6
2019 19.2 18.7
2020 19.4 18.9
2021 19.7 19
2022 19.9 19.2
2023 20.1 19.3
2024 20.4 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Senegal Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.16%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.47%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.25%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.78%
2024
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.8%
2021
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$3.75B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,376,000
2017
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2018
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
76.5%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Senegal Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
291.1 kg
2023
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.67 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.2%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.4%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.58%
2023
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
69%
2023
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
410 kWh
2023
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
13.3%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
74.2%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Senegal Sudan
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,307
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
50.1%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.38 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.2
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.3
2015
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
50.4%
2023
60.7%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
60.6%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Senegal Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$63.7
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$31.1
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.2%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.13
2022
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
237
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.5
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
10.3%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Senegal Sudan
% of world land
0.13%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
4,018 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,722 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,688 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,355 mi
2017
19,263 mi
2019

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