Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sudan is 65% bigger than Colombia
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Sudan and Colombia are practically level
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 2.4 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 572 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Colombia 1
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Sudan: no data
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 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Colombia’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Colombia live 11 years longer than in Sudan
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Colombia has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Colombia is 84% higher than in Sudan
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 6 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (9 against 3)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 3.1 times as fast as in Sudan
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 12% of Sudan
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 6% deadlier than in Colombia
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Sudan is 65% bigger than Colombia.
Which has more people, Colombia or Sudan?
Colombia has 3% more people than Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Sudan?
People in Colombia live 11 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Colombia or Sudan?
Sudan and Colombia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
