Gender Development Index in Sudan
Sudan: Gender Development Index was 0.868 in 2022. β² Rising
Gender Development Index in Sudan, 1990β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Sudan is 0.868, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Sudan peaked at 0.869 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.755, in 1990.
That places Sudan 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.795 | 0.755 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8389 | 0.816 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8587 | 0.832 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8683 | 0.868 | 0.869 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.88 compare
- 158 West Bank and Gaza 0.88 compare
- 160 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.874 compare
- 162 Jordan 0.863 compare
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 0.862 compare
- 164 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 0.861 compare
More gender data for Sudan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 733,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 755,697 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Sudan?
- Gender development index in Sudan was 0.868 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.869 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.755 in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for gender development index?
- Sudan ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.