Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Sudan 44 times.
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2023) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan 0.0.
Denmark: 20 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)
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 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 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.
Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
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 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)
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)
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 9.6% of Sudan.
Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)
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 8.5 times as deadly as in Denmark.
Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).