India vs Sudan
India vs Sudan: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.53% in India and 3.78% in Sudan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.25 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in India.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2008, when it overtook India.
- In 2017, India ranked 85 and Sudan ranked 54 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | India | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.53 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.52 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.52 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.51 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.51 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.52 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.52 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.53 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.58 | 3.79 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.69 | 3.79 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.83 | 3.79 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.94 | 3.79 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.99 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.99 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.97 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.95 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.93 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.9 | 3.78 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.88 | 3.78 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.85 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.8 | 3.77 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.76 | 3.76 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
India vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013