Pakistan vs Sudan
Pakistan vs Sudan: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.25% of the labour force in Pakistan and 1.34% of the labour force in Sudan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.09 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Pakistan.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2020, Pakistan ranked 53 and Sudan ranked 47 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Pakistan | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.28 | 1.16 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.32 | 1.17 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.33 | 1.19 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.34 | 1.22 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.35 | 2.62 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.39 | 2.66 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.43 | 2.69 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.46 | 2.7 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 2.71 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.54 | 1.33 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.55 | 1.36 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.62 | 1.42 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.67 | 1.45 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.74 | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.78 | 1.46 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.82 | 1.46 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.86 | 1.41 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.92 | 1.55 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.98 | 1.59 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.03 | 1.56 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.96 | 1.46 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.03 | 1.5 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.09 | 1.32 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.2 | 1.48 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 2.34 | 1.96 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.63 | 1.24 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.67 | 1.28 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.7 | 1.32 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.7 | 1.07 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.72 | 1.09 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Pakistan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013