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Sudan

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Sudan
Published: 2026

Region: North Africa
Capital: Khartoum
Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)
Density: 23 / km²

WRI Score 2026

48.14

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 181st
In Africa: 34th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 15%· KPMG / EY
70.3
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 23 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $763· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 66 years· WHO / UN
24.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 19%· ILO / SECO
26.8
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1% of GDP· SIPRI
94.8
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
23.3
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Sudan holds 181st of 211 with a WRI Score of 48.14 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.