Egypt vs Sudan: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG
Egypt
6.78
in 2025
Sudan
7.53
in 2022
Egypt rank
30th
Sudan rank
27th
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 7.53 against 6.78 in Egypt, a difference of 0.75.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 27th of 69 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 | 15.52 | 6.13 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.74 | 15.29 | 5.55 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 14.64 | 3.19 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 7.32 | 10.2 | 2.88 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg, Egypt or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 7.53 against 6.78 in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg between Egypt and Sudan?
- 0.75, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 27th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.