Sudan vs Vatican comparison: 69 facts & rankings

Sudan has a population of 50.4M (ranked 30/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Sudan's land area is 721,239 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 15th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Sudan ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Sudan ranks 179/197 ($985), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Sudan	Vatican
Population	53335233	936
Population rank	29/197	197/197
GDP	$49.7B 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	94/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$985 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	179/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$2,116 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$130B 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	261.4% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$2,574 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	109/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$1,704 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	721,239 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	73.3 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	4.32 2023	n/a
Median age	19.4 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	66.9 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Sudan and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Sudan vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Sudan	Vatican
2026	66.9	83.4
2025	66.7	83.3
2024	66.5	83.1
2023	66.3	83
2022	65.7	83.3
2021	64.5	82.9
2020	65.1	83
2019	65.8	83.6
2018	65.5	83.3
2017	65.1	82.7
2016	64.7	82.9
2015	64.4	82.5
2014	64	82.6
2013	63.4	82.5
2012	63.4	82
2011	63.2	81.7
2010	63	81.5
2009	62.7	81.3
2008	61.3	81.4
2007	61.4	81.3
2006	60.4	81.2
2005	57.2	80.6
2004	56.8	80.2
2003	58.3	79.8
2002	59.3	80
2001	59.3	79.9
2000	58.9	79.3
1999	58.6	78.7
1998	58.3	78.3
1997	58.1	78.2
1996	57.6	78.5
1995	57.4	77.8
1994	57	77.7
1993	56.1	77
1992	56	77.3
1991	55.6	76.9
1990	55.5	76.9
1989	54.9	76.8
1988	55	76.4
1987	54.7	76.2
1986	54.6	75.7
1985	50	75.5
1984	49.8	75.1
1983	49.6	74.7
1982	54.4	74.8
1981	54.4	74.3
1980	54.1	74.1
1979	53.4	74
1978	53.3	73.7
1977	53.5	73.3
1976	53.3	72.9
1975	53.3	72.6
1974	53.2	72.7
1973	53	71.9
1972	52.8	72
1971	52.5	71.7
1970	52.3	71.5
1969	52	70.7
1968	51.8	70.7
1967	51.5	70.9
1966	51.3	70.9
1965	51	70.1
1964	50.9	70.3
1963	50.8	69.3
1962	50.4	69.2
1961	50	69.8
1960	49.6	69.2
1959	49.2	69.2
1958	48.9	68.7
1957	48.5	67.5
1956	48.1	67.3
1955	47.7	67.8
1954	47.3	67.5
1953	46.9	66.3
1952	46.5	65.7
1951	46.2	65.3
1950	45.8	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Sudan and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	Sudan	Vatican
2024	50,448,963	-
2023	50,042,791	-
2022	49,383,346	-
2021	48,066,924	-
2020	46,789,231	-
2019	45,548,175	1,000
2018	44,230,596	-
2017	42,714,306	1,000
2016	41,259,892	-
2015	40,024,431	1,000
2014	38,823,318	842
2013	37,785,849	839
2012	36,923,178	836
2011	36,140,806	832
2010	35,414,399	829
2009	34,569,113	826
2008	33,623,980	824
2007	32,764,135	821
2006	31,992,435	932
2005	31,262,444	921
2004	30,556,637	921
2003	29,896,035	911
2002	29,228,727	900
2001	28,516,770	890
2000	27,816,745	880
1999	27,130,613	-
1998	26,458,999	-
1997	25,799,821	-
1996	25,231,528	-
1995	24,672,143	-
1994	24,043,948	-
1993	23,445,592	-
1992	22,927,355	-
1991	22,470,676	-
1990	22,021,481	-
1989	21,578,022	-
1988	21,138,431	-
1987	20,704,904	-
1986	20,288,238	-
1985	19,905,872	-
1984	19,546,528	-
1983	19,109,770	-
1982	18,486,645	-
1981	17,780,572	-
1980	17,058,905	-
1979	16,355,352	-
1978	15,695,003	-
1977	15,086,614	-
1976	14,569,716	-
1975	14,064,798	-
1974	13,580,723	-
1973	13,049,315	-
1972	12,527,856	-
1971	12,105,539	-
1970	11,695,771	-
1969	11,298,936	-
1968	10,917,999	-
1967	10,550,597	-
1966	10,197,578	-
1965	9,858,030	-
1964	9,531,109	-
1963	9,218,077	-
1962	8,919,028	-
1961	8,634,941	-
1960	8,364,489	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	Sudan	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$35.8B 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	6.39% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	2.02% 2009	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	0.93% 2021	n/a
Armed forces personnel	144,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-3.46% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	7.53% 2022	n/a
Services, % of GDP	54.7% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	23.2% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	32.5 2026	65 2025
Income share by richest 10%	27.8% 2014	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	3.2% 2014	n/a
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	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	412 kg 2022	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$8.15 2022	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	21.9 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0.43 tons 2024	n/a
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	Vatican
% of world population	0.62% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	+291,469 2025	n/a
Urban population	34.9% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.65 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.26 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	26.1 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	14 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	45 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	5.1 2008	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	26.8 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	51 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	60.7% 2018	100% 2013
English speaking	93.7% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	26.4% 2020	n/a

Health

	Sudan	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$21.1 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$12.1 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	66.9 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	16.3% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	0.25 2017	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	256 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	50.1 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	17.5% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	19% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	33 2026	72 2026
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	0.01 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Sudan	Vatican
% of world land	1.25% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	14,296 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	435,002 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	68,892 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	19,263 mi 2019	5.59 mi 2003