Papua New Guinea vs Sudan: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
36.9%
in 2025
Sudan
39.8%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Sudan rank
41st
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 39.8% against 36.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Sudan ranks 41st of 186 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 49.6% | 22.2% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 44.9% | 17.4% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 40.1% | 10.7% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 39.9% | 2.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 39.8% against 36.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
- 2.9%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Sudan ranks 41st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.