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Sudan vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sudan has a population of 50.4M (ranked 30/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Sudan's land area is 721,239 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 15th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Sudan Taiwan
Population
52963918
23308308
Population rank 29/197 60/197
GDP
$49.9B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 93/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$989
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 178/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,127
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$136B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
252%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,691
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 107/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,875
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
721,239 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
19.4 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Sudan and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Sudan and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Sudan

Taiwan
Year GDP
Sudan Taiwan
1960 $1,126,364,162 -
1961 $1,222,860,429 $1,778,000,000
1962 $1,328,259,625 $1,960,000,000
1963 $1,351,234,926 $2,218,000,000
1964 $1,388,282,600 $2,592,000,000
1965 $1,446,869,619 $2,869,000,000
1966 $1,484,491,676 $3,207,000,000
1967 $1,607,409,539 $3,709,000,000
1968 $1,677,771,401 $4,325,000,000
1969 $1,847,501,441 $5,017,000,000
1970 $2,100,229,759 $5,785,000,000
1971 $2,288,340,041 $6,727,000,000
1972 $2,483,055,722 $8,063,000,000
1973 $3,077,254,460 $10,940,000,000
1974 $3,958,931,660 $14,739,000,000
1975 $4,823,090,192 $15,836,000,000
1976 $6,013,210,816 $18,988,000,000
1977 $7,499,005,639 $22,252,000,000
1978 $8,128,719,315 $27,373,000,000
1979 $8,418,407,787 $33,875,000,000
1980 $8,951,800,000 $42,292,000,000
1981 $10,753,888,154 $49,047,000,000
1982 $8,732,542,274 $49,540,000,000
1983 $8,230,153,846 $54,155,000,000
1984 $10,447,615,385 $61,036,000,000
1985 $8,075,259,600 $63,599,000,000
1986 $10,092,200,000 $78,347,000,000
1987 $12,093,333,333 $104,956,000,000
1988 $14,372,555,556 $126,378,000,000
1989 $21,408,111,111 $152,687,000,000
1990 $33,641,222,222 $166,392,000,000
1991 $44,171,194,366 $187,100,000,000
1992 $7,031,933,492 $222,947,000,000
1993 $8,881,005,436 $234,943,000,000
1994 $12,793,794,737 $256,213,000,000
1995 $13,830,363,900 $279,013,000,000
1996 $9,018,300,725 $292,473,000,000
1997 $11,681,175,864 $303,315,000,000
1998 $11,250,221,537 $279,926,000,000
1999 $10,682,028,340 $303,827,000,000
2000 $12,257,299,147 $330,725,000,000
2001 $15,716,361,792 $299,303,000,000
2002 $18,137,128,388 $307,429,000,000
2003 $21,355,298,460 $317,374,000,000
2004 $26,646,007,251 $346,881,000,000
2005 $35,182,711,988 $374,042,000,000
2006 $45,263,831,634 $386,492,000,000
2007 $59,440,139,775 $406,940,000,000
2008 $64,833,083,257 $415,824,000,000
2009 $51,621,044,077 $390,788,000,000
2010 $58,962,978,034 $444,245,000,000
2011 $55,018,567,211 $483,957,000,000
2012 $37,632,919,967 $495,536,000,000
2013 $43,024,018,082 $512,957,000,000
2014 $49,516,748,618 $535,332,000,000
2015 $51,726,758,677 $534,474,000,000
2016 $42,630,376,000 $543,002,000,000
2017 $41,283,617,976 $591,734,000,000
2018 $32,333,780,383 $610,744,000,000
2019 $32,338,079,165 $613,453,000,000
2020 $27,034,593,750 $676,935,000,000
2021 $34,229,513,775 $777,062,000,000
2022 $51,666,875,363 $765,529,000,000
2023 $39,898,289,821 $757,276,000,000
2024 $49,909,807,030 $796,904,000,000

Sudan and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Sudan

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Sudan Taiwan
1960 $134.7 -
1961 $141.6 $161.2
1962 $148.9 $172
1963 $146.6 $188.6
1964 $145.7 $213.6
1965 $146.8 $229.3
1966 $145.6 $249.1
1967 $152.4 $280.8
1968 $153.7 $319
1969 $163.5 $357
1970 $179.6 $397
1971 $189 $451
1972 $198.2 $530
1973 $235.8 $706
1974 $291.5 $934
1975 $343 $985
1976 $413 $1,158
1977 $497 $1,330
1978 $518 $1,606
1979 $515 $1,950
1980 $525 $2,389
1981 $605 $2,720
1982 $472 $2,699
1983 $431 $2,903
1984 $534 $3,224
1985 $406 $3,314
1986 $497 $4,036
1987 $584 $5,350
1988 $680 $6,370
1989 $992 $7,613
1990 $1,528 $8,205
1991 $1,966 $9,125
1992 $307 $10,768
1993 $379 $11,242
1994 $532 $12,150
1995 $561 $13,119
1996 $357 $13,641
1997 $453 $14,020
1998 $425 $12,820
1999 $394 $13,804
2000 $441 $14,908
2001 $551 $13,397
2002 $621 $13,686
2003 $714 $14,066
2004 $872 $15,317
2005 $1,125 $16,456
2006 $1,415 $16,934
2007 $1,814 $17,757
2008 $1,928 $18,081
2009 $1,493 $16,933
2010 $1,665 $19,197
2011 $1,522 $20,866
2012 $1,019 $21,295
2013 $1,139 $21,973
2014 $1,275 $22,874
2015 $1,292 $22,780
2016 $1,033 $23,091
2017 $967 $25,121
2018 $731 $25,901
2019 $710 $25,998
2020 $578 $28,705
2021 $712 $33,111
2022 $1,046 $32,827
2023 $797 $32,442
2024 $989 $34,041

Sudan vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sudan

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Sudan Taiwan
1950 45.8 56.6
1951 46.2 57.2
1952 46.5 57.9
1953 46.9 58.6
1954 47.3 58.9
1955 47.7 59.8
1956 48.1 60.3
1957 48.5 61
1958 48.9 61
1959 49.2 61.6
1960 49.6 62.5
1961 50 63
1962 50.4 63.8
1963 50.8 64.5
1964 50.9 64.9
1965 51 65.7
1966 51.3 66.1
1967 51.5 66.7
1968 51.8 66.8
1969 52 67.7
1970 52.3 69
1971 52.5 69.4
1972 52.8 69.6
1973 53 69.8
1974 53.2 70.3
1975 53.3 70.9
1976 53.3 71.2
1977 53.5 71.3
1978 53.3 71.7
1979 53.4 71.7
1980 54.1 72
1981 54.4 72
1982 54.4 72.4
1983 49.6 72.4
1984 49.8 73
1985 50 73.3
1986 54.6 73.3
1987 54.7 73.6
1988 55 73.4
1989 54.9 73.7
1990 55.5 73.9
1991 55.6 74.3
1992 56 74.3
1993 56.1 74.6
1994 57 74.7
1995 57.4 74.6
1996 57.6 74.9
1997 58.1 75.3
1998 58.3 75.5
1999 58.6 75.6
2000 58.9 76.1
2001 59.3 76.5
2002 59.3 76.9
2003 58.3 77
2004 56.8 77.2
2005 57.2 77.1
2006 60.4 77.8
2007 61.4 78
2008 61.3 78.3
2009 62.7 78.7
2010 63 79
2011 63.2 78.9
2012 63.4 79.2
2013 63.4 79.6
2014 64 79.5
2015 64.4 79.9
2016 64.7 79.7
2017 65.1 80.1
2018 65.5 80.4
2019 65.8 80.6
2020 65.1 81.1
2021 64.5 80.8
2022 65.7 80.2
2023 66.3 80.6
2024 66.5 80.7
2025 66.7 80.9

Sudan and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Sudan

Taiwan
Year Population
Sudan Taiwan
1960 8,364,489 -
1961 8,634,941 11,030,385
1962 8,919,028 11,392,513
1963 9,218,077 11,762,101
1964 9,531,109 12,137,143
1965 9,858,030 12,511,863
1966 10,197,578 12,874,153
1967 10,550,597 13,210,344
1968 10,917,999 13,548,537
1969 11,298,936 14,068,984
1970 11,695,771 14,582,944
1971 12,105,539 14,913,564
1972 12,527,856 15,220,495
1973 13,049,315 15,505,121
1974 13,580,723 15,784,817
1975 14,064,798 16,075,128
1976 14,569,716 16,401,413
1977 15,086,614 16,730,895
1978 15,695,003 17,042,272
1979 16,355,352 17,372,779
1980 17,058,905 17,704,538
1981 17,780,572 18,029,982
1982 18,486,645 18,354,855
1983 19,109,770 18,653,146
1984 19,546,528 18,929,866
1985 19,905,872 19,191,510
1986 20,288,238 19,411,454
1987 20,704,904 19,617,046
1988 21,138,431 19,839,704
1989 21,578,022 20,055,492
1990 22,021,481 20,278,946
1991 22,470,676 20,503,568
1992 22,927,355 20,704,227
1993 23,445,592 20,899,019
1994 24,043,948 21,086,645
1995 24,672,143 21,267,653
1996 25,231,528 21,441,432
1997 25,799,821 21,634,124
1998 26,458,999 21,835,703
1999 27,130,613 22,010,489
2000 27,816,745 22,184,530
2001 28,516,770 22,341,120
2002 29,228,727 22,463,172
2003 29,896,035 22,562,663
2004 30,556,637 22,646,836
2005 31,262,444 22,729,753
2006 31,992,435 22,823,455
2007 32,764,135 22,917,444
2008 33,623,980 22,997,696
2009 34,569,113 23,078,402
2010 35,414,399 23,140,948
2011 36,140,806 23,193,518
2012 36,923,178 23,270,367
2013 37,785,849 23,344,670
2014 38,823,318 23,403,635
2015 40,024,431 23,462,914
2016 41,259,892 23,515,945
2017 42,714,306 23,555,522
2018 44,230,596 23,580,080
2019 45,548,175 23,596,027
2020 46,789,231 23,582,179
2021 48,066,924 23,468,275
2022 49,383,346 23,319,977
2023 50,042,791 23,342,541
2024 50,448,963 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Sudan and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Sudan

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Sudan Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.66 -
1961 6.66 -
1962 6.7 -
1963 6.76 -
1964 6.8 -
1965 6.84 -
1966 6.88 -
1967 6.91 -
1968 6.95 -
1969 6.97 -
1970 6.99 -
1971 7.02 -
1972 6.98 -
1973 6.94 -
1974 6.91 -
1975 6.87 -
1976 6.82 -
1977 6.78 -
1978 6.72 -
1979 6.65 -
1980 6.59 -
1981 6.53 2.46
1982 6.47 -
1983 6.41 -
1984 6.34 -
1985 6.28 -
1986 6.23 -
1987 6.18 -
1988 6.13 -
1989 6.11 -
1990 6.07 -
1991 6.05 1.72
1992 6.02 -
1993 5.97 -
1994 5.91 -
1995 5.86 -
1996 5.79 -
1997 5.72 -
1998 5.65 -
1999 5.62 -
2000 5.6 -
2001 5.56 1.4
2002 5.53 -
2003 5.49 -
2004 5.46 -
2005 5.4 -
2006 5.33 -
2007 5.27 -
2008 5.21 -
2009 5.17 -
2010 5.14 -
2011 5.09 1.07
2012 5.03 -
2013 4.97 -
2014 4.91 -
2015 4.9 1.18
2016 4.83 1.17
2017 4.76 1.13
2018 4.68 1.06
2019 4.62 1.05
2020 4.54 0.99
2021 4.46 0.98
2022 4.38 0.87
2023 4.32 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Sudan and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Sudan

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Sudan Taiwan
1960 16.7 -
1961 16.7 -
1962 16.7 -
1963 16.6 -
1964 16.5 -
1965 16.5 -
1966 16.4 -
1967 16.4 -
1968 16.3 -
1969 16.3 -
1970 16.2 -
1971 16.2 -
1972 16.1 -
1973 16 -
1974 15.9 20.8
1975 16 21.2
1976 16 21.5
1977 16.1 21.9
1978 16.2 22.3
1979 16.4 22.6
1980 16.5 23
1981 16.6 23.4
1982 16.7 23.8
1983 16.7 24.1
1984 16.8 24.6
1985 16.8 25.1
1986 16.8 25.6
1987 16.9 26.1
1988 16.9 26.5
1989 16.8 27
1990 16.8 27.5
1991 16.8 28
1992 16.8 28.4
1993 16.8 28.9
1994 16.8 29.4
1995 16.8 29.8
1996 16.8 30.3
1997 16.8 30.7
1998 16.8 31.2
1999 16.9 31.6
2000 16.9 32.1
2001 17 32.6
2002 17 33.1
2003 17.1 33.6
2004 17.1 34.1
2005 17.1 34.7
2006 17.2 35.2
2007 17.3 35.8
2008 17.3 36.3
2009 17.4 36.8
2010 17.5 37.4
2011 17.4 37.9
2012 17.5 38.3
2013 17.5 38.9
2014 17.7 39.3
2015 17.9 39.9
2016 18.1 40.4
2017 18.3 41
2018 18.6 41.5
2019 18.7 42.1
2020 18.9 42.7
2021 19 43.3
2022 19.2 43.9
2023 19.3 44.5
2024 19.4 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sudan Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$36.2B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.17%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.02%
2009
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.92%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
144,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.68%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
7.53%
2022
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
54.9%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.3
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2014
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2014
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$178M
2017
n/a
Personal remittances received
$900M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
836,000
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
20.9%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
15.3%
2014
n/a

Energy

Sudan Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
412 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.15
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.43 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
30.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
61%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.99%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
18.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
278.8 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
58%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
71.4%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
66%
2023
n/a

Society

Sudan Taiwan
% of world population
0.62%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-544,257
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
36.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.8
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.1
2008
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
53
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.7%
2018
98.5%
2014
English speaking
93.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
26.4%
2020
n/a

Health

Sudan Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$31.6
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.7%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.26
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
256
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
33
2025
55
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sudan Taiwan
% of world land
1.25%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
14,296 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
435,002 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
68,892 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,263 mi
2019
25,771 mi
2019

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