Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile fits inside Sudan 2.5 times
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 7.5 times as long as Sudan’s
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 3,851 m above Sudan’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 2.6 times as many people as Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sudan is 3% more densely populated than Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Chile and Sudan are practically level
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 0.9 cm taller than in Chile
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 18 years older than in Sudan
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 3.1 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 118 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Chile: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Chile 1
Chile: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 5.9 times the size of Sudan’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 17 times as much per person as Sudan
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Sudan (Gini 8.8 points higher)
Chile: 43 (2024) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 7.5% in Sudan
Chile: 9% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Chile spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Chile’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 83 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 15 years longer than in Sudan
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 7.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 13 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 2.5 times that in Sudan
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 16% in Sudan
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 2.16 points higher than in Sudan
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 5.4 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 544 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 708 more hours a year than in Chile
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 7.3 years longer than in Sudan
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Chile has 4 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (7 against 3)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Chile has won 15 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Chile: 96% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 5.3 times as fast as in Sudan
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Chile: 99% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Chile: 89% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Chile: 133 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 15% longer than Chile’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 61 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 12% of Sudan
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 24% more fine dust than in Chile
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 73% deadlier than in Chile
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 18.3 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 8.4 times as much rain as Sudan
Chile: 1,425 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 Chile bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Chile fits inside Sudan 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Chile or Sudan?
Sudan has 2.6 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Sudan?
People in Chile live 15 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Chile or Sudan?
Chile and Sudan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
