Gender in Sudan

199 indicators covering gender for Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 25 2023 181st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 131st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 170th
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 0 2023 183rd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 145th
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 161st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 172nd
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 165th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 0 2023 184th
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 171st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 0 2023 186th
Women Business and the Law Index 32.5 2023 up 10.6% 185th
Women Business and the Law Index 32.5 2023 up 10.6% 185th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 110.9% 2022 down 30.7% 94th
Share of female employment by economic sector 50.2% 2022 down 10.1% 30th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 256 2023 down 21.7% 28th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 38 2019 down 7.1% 88th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43.5 2019 up 0.5% 30th
Total Fertility Rate 4.38 2022 down 10.4% 17th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 15.86 2015 up 34.2% 140th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 7.35 years 2015 up 21.2% 167th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 7.87 years 2015 up 18.7% 172nd
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 9.5% 2025 down 37.3% 159th
Women of reproductive age 12.42 million 2023 up 38.0% 28th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 37.5% 2026 up 28.0% 166th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 84.6% 2020 down 0.4% 15th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 133 2019 up 52.9% 19th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 27.6% 2019 up 12.5% 94th
Share of women in ministerial positions 7.7% 2024 down 52.2% 171st
Share of women in parliament 30.5% 2018 up 69.0% 74th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 47.4 2018 up 70.9% 126th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.4% 2016 up 30.4% 84th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 30.1% 2016 down 5.4% 78th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 30.52 2018 up 69.0% 67th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 38.0% 2023 up 6.1% 45th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 4,179 2023 up 46.3% 23rd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 34.0% 2023 up 5.9% 50th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 38.0% 2023 up 6.1% 46th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 33.7% 2023 up 6.3% 52nd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 34 2023 up 5.9% 49th
Gender Development Index 0.868 2022 up 2.2% 161st
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 19.0% 2024 up 58.3% 140th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 23.0% 2024 up 64.3% 138th
Gender Inequality Index 0.548 2022 down 7.4% 25th
Suicide Rate 3.16 2021 down 13.9% 152nd
Female migrants 50.3% 2020 up 2.4% 81st
Age at first marriage, female 21.9 2014 up 46.0% 123rd
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 7.69 2024 down 52.2% 169th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 19.0% 2019 up 5.6% 59th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 181 2019 up 10.4% 17th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 21.0% 2019 down 1.4% 51st
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 123 2019 unchanged 152nd