How much coast is there?

Central African Republic: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sudan’s highest peak towers 1,632 m above the Central African Republic’s.

Central African Republic: 1,410 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 9.4 times as many people as the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 5.51 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sudan is 3.1 times as densely populated as the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 9 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sudan is 4 years older than in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 14.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Central African Republic have 1.7 more children on average than in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 5.95 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.4% of people in Sudan are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 2.2% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

The Central African Republic and Sudan are practically level.

Central African Republic: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

The Central African Republic and Sudan are practically level.

Central African Republic: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sudan’s economy is 20 times the size of the Central African Republic’s.

Central African Republic: $3.07 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sudan produces 67% more per person than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: Int$1,314 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the Central African Republic than in Sudan (Gini 8.8 points higher).

Central African Republic: 43 (2021) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 6.3% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 6.3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

The Central African Republic spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Central African Republic: 2.5% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the Central African Republic’s.

Central African Republic: 42% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Central African Republic spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Central African Republic: $54 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Central African Republic is 37% more likely to die before turning one than in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 58.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sudan has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 8.9% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 8.9% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sudan rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 3.48 (2019) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Central African Republic drink 31% more alcohol than in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 1.8 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Central African Republic has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Central African Republic: 39.1 kg (2022) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Sudan has 95 kcal more food per person per day than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 2,419 kcal (2022) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Central African Republic: no data · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Central African Republic went to school 0.03 years longer than in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 4 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sudan welcomed 7% more tourists per resident than the Central African Republic (2019).

Central African Republic: 0.02 (2019) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

19% of people in Sudan are online, versus 14% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 14% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

66% of people in Sudan have electricity, versus 18% in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 18.2% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

45% of people in the Central African Republic live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 45% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sudan has 70 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Central African Republic 39.

Central African Republic: 39 (2022) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Central African Republic: no data · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Central African Republic: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of the Central African Republic, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Central African Republic: 35.7% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sudan emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 0.1 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of the Central African Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 100% (2023) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Central African Republic carries 12% more fine dust than in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 32.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Central African Republic are 32% deadlier than in Sudan.

Central African Republic: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 1.1 °C warmer than the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: 26.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Central African Republic gets 6.3 times as much rain as Sudan.

Central African Republic: 1,072 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)