Egypt vs Sudan: Female employment rate
Egypt
15.6%
in 2025
Sudan
12.4%
in 2022
Egypt rank
175th
Sudan rank
178th
Female employment rate over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 15.6% against 12.4% in Sudan, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sudan ahead.
Egypt ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 178th of 186 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 | 17.1% | 21.0% | 3.8% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 20.5% | 4.5% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 17.5% | 0.9% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.8% | 0.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Egypt or Sudan?
- Egypt, at 15.6% against 12.4% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Egypt and Sudan?
- 3.2%, with Egypt 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 female employment rate?
- Egypt ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 178th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.