Sudan vs Uganda: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Sudan
-0.5%
in 2020
Uganda
-0.5%
in 2020
Sudan rank
124th
Uganda rank
125th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.
Sudan ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 125th of 144 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | -0.3% | 1.0% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.8% | -1.1% | 4.9% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.9% | -0.9% | 5.9% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.7% | -0.2% | 4.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Sudan or Uganda?
- Sudan, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Sudan and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Sudan ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 125th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.