Sudan vs Switzerland: Total number of international immigrants
Sudan
2.40 million immigrants
in 2024
Switzerland
2.77 million immigrants
in 2024
Sudan rank
30th
Switzerland rank
28th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Sudan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.77 million immigrants against 2.40 million immigrants in Sudan, a difference of 376,730 immigrants.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 232 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million immigrants | 1.31 million immigrants | 79,805 immigrants | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 675,752 immigrants | 1.61 million immigrants | 936,658 immigrants | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 619,616 immigrants | 2.22 million immigrants | 1.60 million immigrants | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.89 million immigrants | 2.69 million immigrants | 803,885 immigrants | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Sudan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.77 million immigrants against 2.40 million immigrants in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Sudan and Switzerland?
- 376,730 immigrants, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Switzerland rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Sudan ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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