Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sudan fits inside Canada 8.3 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 237 times as long as Sudan’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 2,917 m above Sudan’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 24% more people than Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 5.8 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 6.7 cm taller than in Sudan.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 4.4 cm taller than in Sudan.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 22 years older than in Sudan.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 3.0 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada and Sudan are practically level.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 39 times the size of Sudan’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 30 times as much per person as Sudan.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Canada (Gini 2.7 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 6.9% in Canada.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Sudan are practically level.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sudan’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 303 times as much on health per person as Sudan.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 16 years longer than in Sudan.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 9.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 11 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.60 points higher than in Sudan.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 6.6 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 5.2 times as much meat per person as Sudan.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,077 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 927 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 9.9 years longer than in Sudan.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 19% in Sudan.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 18 times as long as Sudan’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 121 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 9.6% of Sudan.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 38 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 4.2 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 30.6 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 4 times as much rain as Sudan.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Sudan?
Canada is larger. Sudan fits inside Canada 8.3 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Sudan?
Sudan has 24% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Sudan?
People in Canada live 16 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Canada or Sudan?
Men in Canada are 6.7 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
