Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sudan fits inside Canada 8.3 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 57% more refugees per resident than Canada
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Sudan: no data
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 spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 2.3 times that in Sudan
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 19 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (22 against 3)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 4.5 times as fast as in Sudan
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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 42% of Canada, but only 12% of Sudan
Canada: 42% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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 3.7 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
