Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Somalia or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.105 against 0.092 in Somalia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Sudan: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Somalia

0.092

in 2025

Sudan

0.105

in 2025

Somalia rank

170th

Sudan rank

167th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Somalia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.105 against 0.092 in Somalia, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 167th of 175 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.038	0.088	0.05	Sudan
1910s	0.038	0.088	0.05	Sudan
1920s	0.038	0.088	0.05	Sudan
1930s	0.038	0.088	0.05	Sudan
1940s	0.0448	0.1258	0.081	Sudan
1950s	0.0663	0.2929	0.2266	Sudan
1960s	0.3254	0.3259	0.0005	Sudan
1970s	0.314	0.3229	0.0089	Sudan
1980s	0.308	0.36	0.052	Sudan
1990s	0.0778	0.256	0.1782	Sudan
2000s	0.0376	0.1956	0.158	Sudan
2010s	0.0412	0.1413	0.1001	Sudan
2020s	0.0972	0.1245	0.0273	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Somalia or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.105 against 0.092 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Somalia and Sudan?: 0.013, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Somalia ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 167th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.