Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Sudan 13 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 60% of Sudan
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 7.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 8.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Sudan: no data
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?
Sudan and Bangladesh are practically level
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bangladesh and Sudan are practically level
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 8.4 years longer than in Sudan
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Bangladesh has 39% more hospital beds per person than Sudan
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Bangladesh is 22% higher than in Sudan
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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: 0.002 (2019) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bangladesh and Sudan are practically level
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sudan has won 1 Olympic medal, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Bangladesh is 9% faster than in Sudan
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 12% of Sudan
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 22% deadlier than in Sudan
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Sudan 13 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Sudan?
Bangladesh has 3.4 times as many people as Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Sudan?
People in Bangladesh live 8.4 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 7.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
