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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Sudan is 51% bigger than Angola.

Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Angola’s coastline is 88% longer than Sudan’s.

Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 422 m above Angola’s.

Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Sudan has 32% more people than Angola.

Angola: 39 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Angola is 13% more densely populated than Sudan.

Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Sudan are 3.6 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Sudan are 2.3 cm taller than in Angola.

Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sudan is 1.8 years older than in Angola.

Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Angola have 0.8 more children on average than in Sudan.

Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Sudan and Angola are practically level.

Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Angola and Sudan are practically level.

Angola: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Angola 1.

Angola: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Angola’s economy is 2 times the size of Sudan’s.

Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Angola produces 4.7 times as much per person as Sudan.

Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Sudan (Gini 17.1 points higher).

Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 7.5% in Sudan.

Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Angola and Sudan are practically level.

Angola: 1% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Angola’s.

Angola: 31% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Angola spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Angola: $76 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Sudan live 1.7 years longer than in Angola.

Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola.

Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sudan has 2% more doctors per person than Angola.

Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 12% in Angola.

Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sudan rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Angola.

Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Angola drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Angola has 1% more meat per person than Sudan.

Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Sudan has 114 kcal more food per person per day than Angola.

Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 544 more hours a year than in Angola.

Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Angola went to school 2 years longer than in Sudan.

Angola: 6 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sudan welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019).

Angola: 0 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

41% of people in Angola are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Angola: 41% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

66% of people in Sudan have electricity, versus 56% in Angola.

Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Angola: 71% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sudan has 70 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70.

Angola: 70 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Angola and Sudan are nearly identical here.

Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Angola fly 92% more passengers per resident than those from Sudan.

Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Angola, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Angola: 52.1% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Angola emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in Sudan.

Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola.

Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 10% more fine dust than in Angola.

Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 31% deadlier than in Angola.

Angola: 15 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 5.0 °C warmer than Angola.

Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Angola gets 6.5 times as much rain as Sudan.

Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Angola bigger than Sudan?

Sudan is larger. Sudan is 51% bigger than Angola.

Which has more people, Angola or Sudan?

Sudan has 32% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Angola or Sudan?

People in Sudan live 1.7 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 66.5 in Sudan.

Are people taller in Angola or Sudan?

Men in Sudan are 3.6 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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