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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Sudan 2.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

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 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 and Sudan are practically level.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Sudan’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

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 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 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

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 people are online?

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

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

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 4.3 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

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)