Sudan vs Viet Nam: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Sudan
11.80 million people
in 2020
Viet Nam
12.88 million people
in 2020
Sudan rank
29th
Viet Nam rank
26th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Sudan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 12.88 million people against 11.80 million people in Sudan, a difference of 1.08 million people.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.59 million people | 10.84 million people | 7.25 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 4.32 million people | 12.19 million people | 7.87 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 5.18 million people | 13.30 million people | 8.12 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 6.33 million people | 13.63 million people | 7.30 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 6.91 million people | 12.99 million people | 6.09 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 7.66 million people | 12.54 million people | 4.89 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 9.13 million people | 12.64 million people | 3.50 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 11.80 million people | 12.88 million people | 1.08 million people | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Sudan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 12.88 million people against 11.80 million people in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Sudan and Viet Nam?
- 1.08 million people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Viet Nam?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Sudan and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Sudan ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.