Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Sudan 61 times
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sudan’s coastline is 13 times as long as Belgium’s
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 2,348 m above Belgium’s
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 44% of Belgium
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 4.3 times as many people as Belgium
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 14 times as densely populated as Sudan
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 7.0 cm taller than in Sudan
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 3.0 cm taller than in Sudan
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belgium is 23 years older than in Sudan
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Belgium
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan and Belgium are nearly identical here
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Sudan 2
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 12 times the size of Sudan’s
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 34 times as much per person as Sudan
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Belgium (Gini 7.4 points higher)
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.9% in Belgium
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Belgium spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Sudan’s
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 281 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 16 years longer than in Sudan
Belgium: 82.3 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 Belgium
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belgium has 14 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Belgium has 8.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belgium is 4.1 times that in Sudan
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 2.79 points higher than in Sudan
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belgium drink 6.8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belgium has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 1,408 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,065 more hours a year than in Belgium
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 8.7 years longer than in Sudan
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Belgium welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Belgium has 13 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (16 against 3)
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 3.2 times as fast as in Sudan
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 31% longer than Sudan’s
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belgium fly 54 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Belgium, but only 12% of Sudan
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 21 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Belgium
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 4.1 times as deadly as in Belgium
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 16.6 °C warmer than Belgium
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belgium gets 5.4 times as much rain as Sudan
Belgium: 928 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 Belgium bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Belgium fits inside Sudan 61 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Sudan?
Sudan has 4.3 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Sudan?
People in Belgium live 16 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Belgium or Sudan?
Men in Belgium are 7.0 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
