North America vs Sudan: Total natural resources rents
North America
1.6%
in 2021
Sudan
12.8%
in 2021
North America rank
42nd
Sudan rank
41st
Total natural resources rents over time
- North America
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 12.8% against 1.6% in North America, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 8.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 42nd and Sudan ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | North America |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | North America |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | North America |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 10.9% | 9.5% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 7.1% | 6.3% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 11.0% | 10.0% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, North America or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 12.8% against 1.6% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between North America and Sudan?
- 11.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sudan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do North America and Sudan rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- North America ranks 42nd and Sudan ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.