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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Sudan fits inside Australia 4.1 times.

Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 30 times as long as Sudan’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 814 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 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 87% more people than Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sudan is 7.7 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Australia are 6.7 cm taller than in Sudan.

Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Australia are 4.3 cm taller than in Sudan.

Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 19 years older than in Sudan.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 30 times the size of Sudan’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 33 times as much per person as Sudan.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Australia (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

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

Australia: 91% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 331 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Australia live 17 years longer than in Sudan.

Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 16 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Sudan: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 2.78 points higher than in Sudan.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 7.5 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 6.4 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 1,048 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,047 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 8.9 years longer than in Sudan.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 12 times as long as Sudan’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 142 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 41 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 4.4 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 5.2 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Australia gets 2.6 times as much rain as Sudan.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Australia bigger than Sudan?

Australia is larger. Sudan fits inside Australia 4.1 times.

Which has more people, Australia or Sudan?

Sudan has 87% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Australia or Sudan?

People in Australia live 17 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 66.5 in Sudan.

Are people taller in Australia or Sudan?

Men in Australia are 6.7 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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