Human development index (Our World) in Sudan
Sudan: Human development index (Our World) was 0.511 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.511
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
176th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.517
in 2019
All-time low
0.456
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023
Human development index in Sudan, 2008–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.511 for human development index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Sudan peaked at 0.517 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.456, in 2008.
That places Sudan 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.456 | — |
| 2009 | 0.469 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.479 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.476 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.482 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.488 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.496 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.498 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.502 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.506 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.515 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.517 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.513 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.512 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.516 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.511 | -1.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.511 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.496, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.511 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4625 | 0.456 | 0.469 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4959 | 0.476 | 0.517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.513 | 0.511 | 0.516 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Sudan?
- Human development index in Sudan was 0.511 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.517 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.456 in 2008.
- How does Sudan rank for human development index?
- Sudan ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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