Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Sudan 22 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 756 m above Sudan’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 5.6 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 4 times as densely populated as Sudan
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 6.5 cm taller than in Sudan
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 6.6 cm taller than in Sudan
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 25 years older than in Sudan
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 3.0 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Sudan
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 9.6 times the size of Sudan’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 35 times as much per person as Sudan
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Austria (Gini 3 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.6% in Austria
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Sudan are practically level
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Sudan’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 320 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 15 years longer than in Sudan
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 22 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 10 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 3.4 times that in Sudan
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.71 points higher than in Sudan
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 8.3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 4 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,242 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,220 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 8.4 years longer than in Sudan
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 153 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 9 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (12 against 3)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Austria: 92% (2025) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 2.2 times as fast as in Sudan
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Austria: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Austria: 70% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Austria: 124 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 81% longer than Sudan’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 284 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Austria: 5 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 12% of Sudan
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 4.3 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 19.8 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 7.4 times as much rain as Sudan
Austria: 1,268 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 Austria bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Austria fits inside Sudan 22 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Sudan?
Sudan has 5.6 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Sudan?
People in Austria live 15 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Austria or Sudan?
Men in Austria are 6.5 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
