How much coast is there?

China’s coastline is 17 times as long as Sudan’s.

China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

China’s highest peak towers 5,807 m above Sudan’s.

China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

China has 27 times as many people as Sudan.

China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

China is 5.4 times as densely populated as Sudan.

China: 150 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in China is 21 years older than in Sudan.

China: 39.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 3.3 more children on average than in China.

China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

China: 14.9% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

China: 0.1 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, China 1.

China: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

China’s economy is 324 times the size of Sudan’s.

China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

China produces 13 times as much per person as Sudan.

China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in China than in Sudan (Gini 1.8 points higher).

China: 36 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 4.6% in China.

China: 4.6% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

China: 1.7% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× China’s.

China: 47% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

China spends 36 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

China: $763 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in China.

China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

China has 12 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 9.1% in China.

China: 9.1% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

China: 22.8% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in China rate their lives 1.93 points higher than in Sudan.

China: 6.07 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in China drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

China has 4 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

China has 1,013 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 330 more hours a year than in China.

China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in China went to school 4.1 years longer than in Sudan.

China: 8 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

China welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

China: 0.05 (2019) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

92% of people in China are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

China: 92% (2025) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in China have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

China: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

66% of people in China live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

China: 66% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

China: 132 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

China’s railway network is 40 times as long as Sudan’s.

China: 109,767 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from China fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

China: 0.44 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of China, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

China: 24% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in China emits 25 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

China: 8.7 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China.

China: 37% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in China carries 9% more fine dust than in Sudan.

China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 13% deadlier than in China.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 19.9 °C warmer than China.

China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

China gets 4.8 times as much rain as Sudan.

China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)