Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Argentina is 48% bigger than Sudan
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 5.8 times as long as Sudan’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 3,920 m above Sudan’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 13% more people than Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 65% more densely populated than Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 2.7 cm taller than in Sudan
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 0.9 cm taller than in Sudan
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 14 years older than in Sudan
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 145 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Sudan are practically level
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 11 times the size of Sudan’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 15 times as much per person as Sudan
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Sudan (Gini 8.2 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Sudan and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Sudan and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina’s central government collects 10% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Argentina’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 69 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 11 years longer than in Sudan
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 5.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 20 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 5.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 3 times that in Sudan
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 2.29 points higher than in Sudan
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 6.3 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 847 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,046 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 7.2 years longer than in Sudan
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 7.6 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 9 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (12 against 3)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 2.4 times as fast as in Sudan
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 6.5 times as long as Sudan’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 26 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Argentina, but only 12% of Sudan
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 73% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 12.5 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Argentina gets 3.9 times as much rain as Sudan
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Sudan?
Argentina is larger. Argentina is 48% bigger than Sudan.
Which has more people, Argentina or Sudan?
Sudan has 13% more people than Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Sudan?
People in Argentina live 11 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Argentina or Sudan?
Men in Argentina are 2.7 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
