Khartoum

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#405

Global Rank

6.4

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

50.2%


Share

Sudan • MENA • Language power • Time zone Africa/Khartoum UTC+2

Population
6.2M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
GAWC class
12

Primary city Khartoum

State / province Khartoum

Language Arabic

Stands out, per personMarket value: low vs size peers
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National Capital

National capital of Sudan

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Sudan

Primary city: Khartoum

15.50, 32.56
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major Sporting Events, Total Teams, Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

7 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams7 teams

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Al Ahli Khartoum

Khartoum • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Al-Hilal Omdurman

Omdurman • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Al-Merreikh

Omdurman • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Al-Zoma SC

Khartoum • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Kober SC

Bahri • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Tuti SC

Khartoum • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Sudan

Wad Nubawi SC

Omdurman • Level: 1

Major Sporting Events

Championship Finals2 events

1970 AFCON Final

Football Final

1970 • Khartoum

1957 AFCON Final

Football Final

1957 • Khartoum

Complete Event Timeline2 events

1970 AFCON Final

Championship Finals

1970 • Khartoum

1957 AFCON Final

Championship Finals

1957 • Khartoum

Top Companies

1 companies
1Sudatel Telecommunications Group
$192M
Public

Total Market Cap: $192M across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Darfur Genocide (2003-)

Khartoum • Historical Event

Languages of Khartoum

Arabic first in Khartoum; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoArabic
AdministrativeArabic
NationalArabic
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEnglish
English reach, Khartoum
61%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.83
Rank 28 of 43; 3 working languages in Sudan

Khartoum on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum • 3 - International