How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Sudan’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,688 m above Sudan’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 3% more people than Sudan.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Colombia is 74% more densely populated than Sudan.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 13 years older than in Sudan.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.6 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Sudan’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 10 times as much per person as Sudan.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Sudan (Gini 20.2 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 7.5% in Sudan.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Colombia’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 31 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 10 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 1.90 points higher than in Sudan.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 613 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 187 more hours a year than in Colombia.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 5.1 years longer than in Sudan.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia welcomed 4.6 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 28% longer than Colombia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 45 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Colombia emits 5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 91% more fine dust than in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sudan are 21% deadlier than in Colombia.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Colombia.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 18 times as much rain as Sudan.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)