Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan: Population growth

Equatorial Guinea
2.4%
in 2025
Sudan
2.4%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Sudan rank
30th

Population growth over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sudan
-20246196119932025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.0% 3.3% 1.4% Sudan
1970s -1.4% 3.7% 5.1% Sudan
1980s 4.9% 2.8% 2.1% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 3.8% 2.3% 1.5% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 5.3% 2.4% 2.9% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 3.9% 2.8% 1.1% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 2.5% 2.1% 0.4% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth, Equatorial Guinea or Sudan?
Equatorial Guinea, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population growth between Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sudan rank globally for population growth?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.