Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan: Population in the largest city
Equatorial Guinea
37.0%
in 2025
Sudan
37.4%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
49th
Sudan rank
47th
Population in the largest city over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 37.4% against 37.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Sudan ranks 47th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.4% | 33.2% | 11.7% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 33.2% | 6.5% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 35.2% | 8.6% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 38.3% | 10.8% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 39.1% | 2.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 37.8% | 4.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 36.5% | 0.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Equatorial Guinea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 37.4% against 37.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 0.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sudan rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Sudan ranks 47th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.