Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Sudan 44 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 8.6 times as long as Sudan’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 2,871 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 60% of Sudan
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 8.6 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 5.4 times as densely populated as Sudan
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 9.8 cm taller than in Sudan
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 9.1 cm taller than in Sudan
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 23 years older than in Sudan
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 2.8 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark and Sudan are nearly identical here
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 7.7 times the size of Sudan’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 38 times as much per person as Sudan
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sudan than in Denmark (Gini 4.3 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.5% in Denmark
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Sudan’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 320 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 16 years longer than in Sudan
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 18 times as many doctors per person as Sudan
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 2.3 times that in Sudan
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 3.40 points higher than in Sudan
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 6.8 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Sudan
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 1,220 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 1,278 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 9.1 years longer than in Sudan
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 127 times as many tourists per resident as Sudan (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 10 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (13 against 3)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 4 times as fast as in Sudan
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 2% longer than Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 12% of Sudan
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sudan are 6.7 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 18.1 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 5 times as much rain as Sudan
Denmark: 845 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 Denmark bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Denmark fits inside Sudan 44 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Sudan?
Sudan has 8.6 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Sudan?
People in Denmark live 16 years longer than in Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Denmark or Sudan?
Men in Denmark are 9.8 cm taller than in Sudan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
