How much coast is there?

Sudan’s coastline is 47% longer than Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 1,982 m above Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Bangladesh has 3.4 times as many people as Sudan.

Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Bangladesh is 49 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Bangladesh is 7 years older than in Sudan.

Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.1 more children on average than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.

Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Bangladesh’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Sudan’s.

Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Bangladesh produces 4.6 times as much per person as Sudan.

Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Bangladesh (Gini 3.3 points higher).

Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Bangladesh and Sudan are practically level.

Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Bangladesh spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 76% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Bangladesh has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Bangladesh rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Sudan.

Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sudan drink 480 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sudan has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Bangladesh has 74 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 275 more hours a year than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Bangladesh went to school 2.8 years longer than in Sudan.

Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sudan welcomed 9.7 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).

Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

35% of people in Sudan live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Bangladesh’s railway network is 5% longer than Sudan’s.

Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Bangladesh fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Bangladesh emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Sudan.

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

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bangladesh carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Sudan.

Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 5% deadlier than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Bangladesh gets 12 times as much rain as Sudan.

Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)