Eritrea vs Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Eritrea
0.3454 people per person
in 2025
Sudan
0.3493 people per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
183rd
Sudan rank
182nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.3493 people per person against 0.3454 people per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0039 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 183rd and Sudan ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1157 people per person | 0.1448 people per person | 0.0291 people per person | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.1351 people per person | 0.1877 people per person | 0.0526 people per person | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.1555 people per person | 0.23 people per person | 0.0745 people per person | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.2616 people per person | 0.3178 people per person | 0.0563 people per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.3494 people per person | 0.3245 people per person | 0.025 people per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.3554 people per person | 0.3374 people per person | 0.0181 people per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.3479 people per person | 0.3475 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.3493 people per person against 0.3454 people per person in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 0.0039 people per person, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 183rd and Sudan ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.